What do the nesting bird signs mean?

The signs you see along the beach are a reminder that the habitats along Virginia’s seaside are important bird nesting areas . Nests, eggs, and chicks blend into the surrounding habitats very well and can be extremely hard to see. For the protection of the birds and their nests, all areas above the high tide line are closed during the breeding season (April – August), including some areas without signs posted.

By easternshoreva|2020-08-12T14:48:14+00:00May 22nd, 2018|Comments Off

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Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program

Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation

Support

This project was funded by The Nature Conservancy with support from The Volgenau Foundation and by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program led by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality through Grant #NA17NOS4190152 of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended. All Explore Our Seaside partners also contributed significant time and effort to the project.