were recorded on 2026-10-08 in Potomac Heights, Maryland and on 2026-10-02 in Charles County, along the Potomac watershed.1 Anadromous shad are moving downstream in early October as they migrate from their summer open-water feeding grounds to estuaries for overwintering; their spawning runs upriver occur the following spring.2
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