Though it may still feel like we are deep in the heat of summer, birds are showing that fall is just around the corner! On Virginia's Eastern Shore, the skies are already beginning to fill with early season migratory birds.
CVWO is hot on the heels of these early migrants with Baxter Beamer returning for the second season of the Sunset Beach Morning Flight Count on August 1st, accompanied by daily Eastern Shore Migration Updates on the CVWO Blog and social media! The Kiptopeke Hawkwatch will also be back in action in a few short weeks with Sage Church and Audrey Anderson returning at the end of August!
In just the last week, sightings on the Eastern Shore include shorebirds like Hudsonian Whimbrel and Pectoral Sandpiper pouring through en masse from arctic breeding grounds, Black Terns dropping in with a stalled cold front, and Mississippi Kites staging for their imminent migration. As always on the Shore, surprises are in store like this second year Arctic Tern at the Chincoteague NWR Beach!
Stay tuned for more in just a few days, and come visit our counters once the season is underway!
And get ready for live migration updates on Trektellen: https://trektellen.nl/site/info/3748
