North Carolina Coverage
Albemarle Sound Duck Migration Forecast
Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates and Hertford: the fresh upper sound, the North River marshes and the black-water rivers. Wood ducks, teal, ringnecks and black ducks.
When Albemarle Sound peaks
DuckCast’s season model puts the wood duck peak here around early November. Albemarle Sound carries its own season curve rather than sharing North Carolina'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 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
What DuckCast watches upstream of Albemarle Sound
6 upstream stations feed this region's freeze line: Back Bay, Hog Island, Fredericksburg, Chincoteague, Blackwater, Susquehanna Flats. When those stations ice over, the score here starts climbing before anything changes in the local sky.
Locations stay generalized
Hunter reports for Albemarle Sound 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 North Carolina
Currituck Sound and the Outer BanksMattamuskeet and PungoDown East and the Lower NeuseCape Fear CoastRoanoke River and the Northern Coastal PlainSouthern Coastal Plain and SandhillsTriangle and the Northern LakesWestern Piedmont and the MountainsLive migration map
Season dates and regulations change. Always verify with NC Wildlife. DuckCast forecasts conditions, not legal seasons.