Hummingbirds of New Jersey

Founded in 1976 by New Jersey Audubon, the Cape May Bird Observatory (CMBO) is one of the premier bird observation and conservation institutions in North America, stationed at one of the world's most celebrated migratory junctions. National Geographic has listed Cape May as one of the world's best birding destinations. The narrow Cape May peninsula acts as a natural funnel, concentrating millions of migrating hawks, songbirds, shorebirds, and hummingbirds each autumn. August and September bring the highest densities of southbound ruby-throated hummingbirds anywhere in New Jersey.

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The official botanical garden of Rutgers University, Rutgers Gardens covers 180 acres in New Brunswick and serves as both a public garden and a living laboratory for horticultural research. The garden features extensive All-America Selections display gardens evaluated for pollinator performance, a bamboo forest, and woodland trail areas. As a university research garden, it regularly evaluates native and ornamental plants for pollinator value, and Rutgers Cooperative Extension actively promotes ruby-throated hummingbird plantings throughout New Jersey.

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A beautifully maintained 127-acre public arboretum managed by the Morris County Park Commission, the Frelinghuysen Arboretum surrounds a historic Colonial Revival mansion built in 1891. The grounds feature nearly 2,000 specimen trees and plantings arranged in formal gardens, a rose garden, woodland trails, meadows, and display perennial borders. Free and open daily from 8 a.m. to sunset, the arboretum's blend of formal plantings and naturalistic woodland habitats creates layered habitat for ruby-throated hummingbirds throughout the New Jersey growing season.

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Founded in 1969 and now run by the third generation of the Hyde family, Well-Sweep Herb Farm is a legendary destination nursery in Warren County — home to one of the largest herb and perennial collections in the United States. Over 6 acres of themed display gardens showcase more than 2,000 varieties, including an exceptional collection of 80+ varieties of scented geraniums and one of the finest salvia collections anywhere in the Northeast. The extraordinary density of tubular, nectar-rich herbs and salvias makes it a genuine hummingbird hotspot throughout summer and migration.

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