FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Forecast for this weekend

[Phoebetria@xxxxxxx]

The winds currently are out of the northwest and fairly light, but the 
forecast (after the rain comes through) is for northeasterly winds, shifting to 
east 
over the weekend, probably southeast by Sunday.   If the winds get up to, 
say, 15+ knots for any length of time on the coast, I would think that at least 
a 
few shearwaters (Sooty, Greater, maybe a few Cory's) might be seen from 
Chincoteague, Back Bay, or northeastern Virginia Beach beaches, with maybe a 
Wilson's Storm-Petrel or a jaeger or two thrown in.   A scope is usually needed 
to 
see these birds from shore, along with plenty of time.   Shearwater migration 
is relatively brief (late May and early June) here, so it's a good time to get 
out and take a look at the sea.   The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, being more 
recessed from the ocean, is usually much less productive than the outer 
beaches for this sort of thing.   

Ned Brinkley
Cape Charles, Va.


You are subscribed to VA-BIRD. To post to this mailing list, simply send email 
to va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send email to
va-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.