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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]