Today’s Sunset Beach Morning Flight Count has mostly clear skies and light northeast winds. Nocturnal migration was again slow and there were few reorienting migrants this morning. It was still a pleasant morning with 34 species and 360 individuals counted.
Nocturnal passerine migrants were few and far between, with nine warbler species counted. Lighting was good throughout the morning, and the slower flight allowed for a little more in-flight photography practice.
A curious red fox also stopped by the count site this morning, and hung around by the pool a little while before disappearing into the woods.
The Kiptopeke Hawkwatch had another good flight on the light northeast winds. Raptors were high, but diversity was very good with consistently good numbers across most species. Most raptors were along a consistent flight line slightly to the east of the platform.
Winds switch around to the south for the next few days which will likely slow down migration for the duration. There are always chances for something interesting to come in with shifting winds even if migration is on the slower side. We are in the thick of fall migration, and it is always worth getting out to see what’s moving on the Eastern Shore!
Keep up with both of CVWO’s counts with our daily migration update on Facebook, Instagram, and the CVWO Blog:
https://vawildliferesearch.org/cvwo-blog-1
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Sunset Beach Morning Flight: https://trektellen.nl/count/view/3748/20250922
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch: https://trektellen.nl/count/view/4022/20250922
