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More migration to our south as heavy precipitation precludes any influx into Upper Midwest
As the latest cold front marches eastward, migration continues in earnest across much of the country southeast of the frontal boundary. Trans-Gulf migrants came in high over the Texas and Louisiana coasts yesterday afternoon, and more birds poured into Florida from the Caribbean as well. Migration also continued throughout the desert Southwest and along the California up through the Pacific Northwest. Northerly winds and heavy precipitation on the backside of the front precluded any migration across the Great Plains and Upper Midwest.
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More birds push north from Texas to New Jersey as the latest front marches east
The latest frontal boundary extends from Texas to New Jersey as of last night, bringing southerly flow from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula all the way through the Mid-Atlantic region. Trans-Gulf migration was evident late yesterday afternoon across the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, and birds could also be seen making landfall in Florida this morning as they left Cuba after sunset last night. Heavy precipitation associated with the northeastern edge of the front may have caused some localized fallout conditions in the Washington D.C. area this morning as well. The Upper Midwest was again too far north of the frontal boundary to receive the bulk of the migrants heading towards the region, although the light and variable winds over the area did allow some birds already here to push farther to the northwest into the forecast zone.
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Migration ahead of the cold front, from Texas to Maine
Heavy migration was apparent along the leading edge of the cold front sweeping across the Central U.S. The heaviest of this activity was across East Texas, the Southeastern U.S. and up into New York and New England. Light to moderate migration was also evident over the Southwestern U.S. as well.
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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!