National overview
Check out the three fronts stacked up across the Midwest! And between each cookie layer there’s a heaping filling of sweet migrant goodness. Migration was heaviest across the Upper Midwest and down through the Central U.S. with only the Northeastern U.S. neglected due to poor conditions last night. That will change as these fronts move through and cooler air brings birds down from the Boreal breeding grounds over the next few days. Fallout potential is best along the precipitous frontal boundaries while otherwise widespread movement will bring new birds to migrant traps across the U.S. this morning. No time to do the individual radars today, so go ahead and take a stab at them yourselves; besides, you all know what you’re doing by now!!! 🙂
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.
Northeast winds over much of the Upper Midwest kept birds down once again. Little-to-no migration evident over either Duluth or the Twin Cities radar stations. Expect birding conditions to be consistent from yesterday.
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 -Â The Northwoods BIRDARÂ by Max Henschell
New England -Â 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
4 responses to “Fronts stacked up and filled with birds”
Thank you for what you do! We are new to birding and this is so incredibly helpful!
Hooray! They are coming!
I’ll be out in the morning looking for new arrivals. Looks like a good night shaping up on the Duluth radar. Found a stunned window strike Tennessee Warbler this afternoon.
There weren’t many warblers around Grand Rapids, but new arrivals included Horned Larks, American Pipits, and Lapland Longspurs. Fall sparrows like White-crowned and Lincoln’s are picking up a little.