Jesse Amesbury
Guide
Jesse was born and raised in northern New Jersey, but has lived in Cape May County the last 9 years, so he is no stranger to the magic of birding in Cape May. He became fascinated with birds at the age of 6 and has never looked back. His passion for birds and wildlife brought him to Stockton University where he majored in Environmental Science. For 8 summers he has worked for the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ and NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife monitoring Piping Plovers along the southern New Jersey coast. He also spent multiple Falls counting hawks at the Cape May Hawkwatch, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania and at the Florida Keys Hawkwatch. Jesse has also worked at Edwin B. Forsythe NWR, where he was involved in various marsh related studies involving sea level rise, as well as American Black Duck banding. He also serves as an eBird reviewer for Ocean and Atlantic counties in NJ, and is a member of the NJ Bird Records Committee. When not watching and photographing birds, he likes playing basketball and tennis.