National Overview
Sorry for the late post; I’m a bit under the weather this morning. If you’ve been following along the past two mornings you know the frontal boundary moving east out of the Plains has been the main trigger for widespread migration up through the middle of the country. High pressure over the eastern seaboard has broken things up a bit, with only the die-hard birds continuing to push north near the coast.
Below are the radar loops from sunset last night through 5:00am (central time) this morning
Since I will be publishing “as I go” each morning you may see some incomplete posts throughout the early morning hours. Don’t worry- it’s coming!
Mid Atlantic
Delaware & New Jersey
Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.
Sub-optimal conditions, you say? Yes! But birds are chomping at the bit to go right now- and migration was still apparent over the Mid Atlantic with birds appearing to head WNW on easterly winds last night. Along the Delaware River should be best today, but don’t expect any major concentrations as migration was light.
Upper Midwest
Iowa & Illinois
Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.
Migration was big and widespread across IA and IL with most birds heading more NNE today than yesterday. This will bring more birds into southern WI this morning, and along the Lake Michigan eastern shore as well.
Wisconsin
Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.
A nice late-spring flight across the region with birds heading NNE. Lots of birds moving with most of them dispersed across the landscape by morning, so hit the spring migrant traps throughout the state today. A more NE trajectory means opportunity for those along the lakeshore according to the Milwaukee and Green Bay radars. Get out and bird on this summery Saturday! I should also note that there was a big push into the Superior WI/ Duluth MN region last night, and precipitation appears to have pinned some birds against the lakeshore. Birders in the Duluth/Superior area should be thinking about a Big Day today… (maybe ? 😉 )
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For migration updates in other regions check-
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula – The Northwoods BIRDAR by Max Henschell <- NEW!
New England – Tom Auer’s blog
Florida/SE – Badbirdz Reloaded by Angel and Mariel Abreu
PA/Ohio Valley – Nemesis Bird by Drew Weber
NW Ohio – Birding the Crane Creek by Kenn Kaufman
Arizona – Words About Birds by Tim Schreckengost <- NEW!
New Mexico – Albuquerque Birding by Matt O’Donnell <- NEW!
Pac NW – Birds Over Portland by Greg Haworth
Continental US – eBird BirdCast Forecast & Report by Team eBird