National overview

A cold front draped across the country from Nevada to the Ottawa, Canada marked the southern boundary of moderate to heavy migration down into the midsection of the U.S. this morning. High pressure over the Southeastern U.S. also allowed birds to move south but migration densities were much more diffuse. Migration was also evident across the western U.S. all the way to the Pacific Coast. Birders along the aforementioned front this morning should be on the lookout for high densities of birds locally.

Right now my computer is on the fritz, showing it’s age and having a really hard time handling the radar processing and timely posting. Until I can get a new one, I’m going to have to scale back posting the radar. I’m sorry for any inconvenience.

Below are the radar loops from sunset last night through 5:00am (central time) this morning

Upper Midwest

Minnesota

Frames are every 1/2 hour. click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.

Wisconsin

Frames are every 1/2 hour. click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.

Iowa & Illinois

Frames are every 1/2 hour. click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.

As always, woodcreeper.com depends on you to report your sightings and be our ‘eyes on the ground’, so please come back and give us an idea of how we’re doing predicting birding conditions in your neck of the woods.

Good Birding,

David

For migration updates in other regions check-

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula - The Northwoods BIRDAR by Max Henschell
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
Pac NW - Birds Over Portland by Greg Haworth
Continental US - eBird BirdCast Forecast & Report by Team eBird