Category: Migration

  • Migration Alert: Wisconsin

    As the stationary front draped across southern Wisconsin strengthens and draws up moisture, expect it to form a formidable barrier to migrants heading up from south of us. Tonight the forecast is for strengthening southwest winds but little precipitation so expect new birds to be pushed to the lake shore around Milwaukee and Green Bay […]

  • Migration up the central flyway and southeast coast

    National Overview A front stalled over the southeastern U.S. and a second cold front approaching the Midwest set the stage for another night of migration in these two regions. Birds continued to move north from Texas and the western Gulf Coast with a continuous flow up through the plains region and into the western Great […]

  • Migration conditions deteriorate across central U.S. while East Coast gets new birds

    National Overview The most recent cold front which had triggered heavy migration across the eastern U.S. for the last few nights has now pushed to the east coast. In doing so, high pressure and associated northwest winds have built in over much of the U.S. from the Rockies to the Ohio Valley. Looking at the […]

  • The migration floodgates remain open

    National Overview The most recent cold front is a formidable thing, that’s for sure. Look at that structure and intensity in this static image alone! Usually a front like this is followed by strong high pressure which brings northwest winds and means the end for migration over the area. If you look in the Upper […]

  • Heavy migration and fallout potential as birds hit storms in the Upper Midwest and along the East Coast

    National Overview Migration was again heavy last night across most of the US east of the Rockies with a heavy Trans-Gulf and Circum-Gulf movement making landfall from Texas to the Florida Panhandle late yesterday afternoon. Birds continued to move north through the central and eastern portions of the country where many birds eventually intersected with […]

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