Cape Charles Natural Area Preserve
Virginia · Southeast
About This Location
Cape Charles Natural Area Preserve is a productive birding destination in Virginia, with 262 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Canada Goose, Hooded Merganser, and Downy Woodpecker among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Northern)
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Short-billed Dowitcher (griseus)
Limnodromus griseus
Short-billed Dowitcher (hendersoni)
Limnodromus griseus
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Spotted Sandpiper
Willet
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Forster's Tern
Royal Tern
Brown Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for vocalizations to locate canopy-dwelling warblers and vireos.
- 2
Check forest edges and clearings for flycatchers and thrushes.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
Amenities
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