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Heavy migration and strong cold front cause fallout along Lake Michigan
Birds were moving last night across the Central and Mississippi flyways, across the Florida Straits, and throughout the Northeast. The Upper Midwest got its first real shot of long-distance migrants last night as a cold front pushed birds to the Lake Michigan shoreline early this morning. Check out the radar below for a more detailed look at the fallout potential in Wisconsin.
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Woodcreeper On The Road: Headed for High Island, TX
Today Jeff and I are heading to High Island to do a little birding after three great days at the Galveston Featherfest. While we’re not expecting any heavy fallout on our last day of birding, we hope to have a small influx of new birds this afternoon as Trans-Gulf migrants push across and southwest winds build in over the Western Gulf Coast. Read on for the radar and more interpretation, and if you see us walking around with Leica gear at High Island, be sure to stop us and say hello!
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Birds on the move across the US last night
Evidence of nocturnal migration could be seen across all flyways last night with the heaviest movements from Texas to southern Minnesota, and along the eastern seaboard. High pressure over the Ohio Valley kept things quiet in that neck of the woods. While birds still haven’t made a strong push into the Upper Midwest the little trickle of new birds this morning will be welcome for sure.
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Woodcreeper On The Road: Galveston Featherfest Day 3
It’s Day 3 of the Galveston Featherfest and I’m here with my buddy Jeff Bouton (Leica Sport Optics) having a blast birding Galveston Island and meeting all the great people here for the festivities. What more could you ask for? Chatting about radar and migration, and then going out to see what’s on the ground!? We’re up to 135 species for the trip and we still haven’t had a significant arrival of Neotropical migrants… but I can feel it in the air; they’re on their way! Below you’ll find the radar loops for the Texas coast and western Louisiana, along with a little interpretation. If you’re in the Galveston area, be sure to come by and visit us in the Leica Sport Optics booth where we’ll be displaying the live radar feed and talking about migration across the region (and get your hands on some pretty sweet glass). If you’re looking for the Midwest radar you can find it in the post below this on. Thanks for stopping by!
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A holding pattern for the Upper Midwest
Migration was restricted to the Pacific, Gulf, and Atlantic coasts last night. Low pressure over the Great Lakes kept the Upper Midwest under constant northerly winds and precipitation, a great recipe for keeping birds from entering or leaving the region. There is a little light at the end of this tunnel though! Read on to find out when things will finally break.