Maryland Coverage
Lower Eastern Shore Duck Migration Forecast
Wicomico and Somerset: Tangier Sound, Deal Island and the Nanticoke, tidal marsh broken by open water. Black duck marsh, with sea ducks out on Tangier Sound.
When Lower Eastern Shore peaks
DuckCast’s season model puts the wood duck peak here around mid November. Lower Eastern Shore carries its own season curve rather than sharing Maryland's statewide one, because the timing here genuinely differs from the rest of the state. That is a modelled typical curve, not a prediction for any single year. The actual push depends on cold fronts and freeze-up upstream, which is what the daily score tracks. Always confirm season dates with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
What DuckCast watches upstream of Lower Eastern Shore
6 upstream stations feed this region's freeze line: Wilkes-Barre, Binghamton, Montezuma, Cape Vincent, Missisquoi, Harrisburg. When those stations ice over, the score here starts climbing before anything changes in the local sky.
Locations stay generalized
Hunter reports for Lower Eastern Shore are always shown at the region level. DuckCast never collects or displays exact coordinates, so filing a report here never burns a spot.
Also covered in Maryland
Western MarylandPiedmont and Upper PotomacUpper Bay and Susquehanna FlatsBaltimore and the Western ShoreUpper Eastern ShoreMid-Shore and BlackwaterAtlantic CoastSouthern MarylandLive migration map
Season dates and regulations change. Always verify with Maryland DNR. DuckCast forecasts conditions, not legal seasons.