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Big flight into the Upper Midwest as latest front moves across the region
As the latest front continues to move east across the US, southeasterly winds in advance of the front triggered moderate (10-15 dBZ returns) to heavy (20-25 dBZ returns) migration. Migration was heaviest along the frontal boundary from Northeast Wisconsin to South Texas.
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Migrants pour up the Central Flyway overnight
Southeasterly flow from Texas to Duluth triggered some much anticipated migration into the Upper Midwest last night. The Pacific Coast, as well, experienced some moderate to heavy migration as winds over the region slackened yesterday.
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As the cold front reaches the coast, limited migration apparent across the region
National overview The strong cold front which has been marching east across the country for the last week has finally made its way to the eastern seaboard. High pressure behind the front brought with it northerly winds which kept migration down for the Upper Midwest and much of the east, while slacking winds across the […]
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Birds migrate as the front marches east
National overview The front continued its push to the east last night, triggering migration throughout the Eastern US. Otherwise high pressure from the Great Basin to the Midwest kept things quiet, while migration was again apparent through the Desert Southwest and up the Pacific Coast as far north as Northern California. Below are the radar […]
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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.