Category: Spring Migration 2012

  • Spotty migration across the country with some notable standouts (FALLOUT POTENTIAL!)

    National Overview With a series of fronts now moving across the country, migration conditions have begun to break up a bit. Migration and precipitation were both present in the Southeast where low pressure and southerly flow gave birds the go-ahead. Along the Pacific coast we can see some of the heaviest nocturnal migration this spring- […]

  • As the front pushes east, so does the zone of heavy migration

    National Overview Optimal migration conditions continue to migrate eastward with the frontal boundary. This set the stage for moderate to heavy movement last night from the eastern Gulf states through the northeastern U.S. Below are the radar loops from sunset last night through 5:00am (central time) this morning In an attempt to get the radar […]

  • Reading between the lines: birds on the move!

    National Overview This latest front is a slow mover, having stalled a bit over the Midwest and created a serious migration barrier to its north. Check out this still from last night around midnight, where you can see the clear zone of migration between the two frontal systems.  Migration was again heavy out of Texas […]

  • Heavy action up through the Gulf states and into the Lower Midwest

    National Overview A frontal system extending from southeast California all the way into southwest Quebec represents the northern boundary of migration last night. Looking at the national composite you can almost draw the front by connecting the heavier migration echos on across the northeastern U.S., Midwest, and down into eastern Texas. Below are the radar […]

  • 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 […]

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