Shorebird Migration is here!

You’ve searched the offshore islands, now it’s time to grab your spotting scope and check your favorite marshes, beaches, and mudflats! The shorebird migration is back. During this time of year, several species of migratory shorebirds will make their way along the Maine coast to their non-breeding grounds for the winter. Sandpipers and plovers hurry along the shore, with willets and yellowlegs towering around them, and oddities like whimbrels, dowitchers, and turnstones can also be found. Also be looking for the occasional little or great blue herons, tricolored herons, great egrets, or the beautiful snowy egret, one of my all-time favorite birds! get out and enjoy the sunny skies and cool, refreshing waves, because you know the cold weather is coming soon!

Happy birding,
Bay

Posted on August 15, 2021 04:11 PM by bay_nadeau