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Thursday, December 18, 2025

Eastern Shore Migration Update: November 12-13, 2025

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West winds continued the past two days with west southwest yesterday and west northwest winds today. Diminished westerly winds today allowed...
Saturday, November 15, 2025

Eastern Shore Migration Update: November 15, 2025

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Light westerly winds and patchy high overcast skies made for nice conditions for the last official Sunset Beach Morning Flight Count of the ...
Friday, November 14, 2025

Eastern Shore Migration Update: November 14, 2025

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Winds were much lighter today which provided ideal migratory conditions overnight. A strong nocturnal flight yielded a very busy morning of ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Eastern Shore Migration Update: November 10-11, 2025

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A bona fide arctic blast arrived overnight on the Eastern Shore, bringing temperatures nearly 15 degrees F below average with frigid northwe...
Sunday, November 9, 2025

Eastern Shore Migration Update: November 8-9, 2025

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Southwest winds brought humid southern air to the Eastern Shore on Saturday, and the warm sunny day felt much more like a day out of the ear...
Saturday, November 8, 2025

Eastern Shore Migration Update: November 7, 2025

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Light southwest winds overnight and into the morning translates into a strong southbound morning flight on the morning of Nov 7. A handful o...
Thursday, November 6, 2025

Eastern Shore Migration Update: November 6

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Winds were out of the northwest today coming in strong off the bay. A good number of migrants were moving initially before winds whipped up ...
Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Eastern Shore Migration Update: November 5, 2025

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Winds were strong out of the southwest this morning on the Eastern Shore. A massive movement of forward migrants heavily dominated by robins...
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