Month: April 2012

  • 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 […]

  • The migration superhighway is open for business

    National Overview Migration was hot and heavy across much of the U.S. east of the Rockies last night, and in fact, Trans-Gulf migrants who had started their journey two nights ago could be seen streaming into Texas and Louisiana as early as 2:00pm Central Time yesterday afternoon (you can see some images from the event […]

  • Heavy migration ramps up in the south and makes its way into the Upper Midwest

    National Overview With the arrival of the next cold front from the west we’re seeing southerly flow extending from Mexico up into the North Woods of the Upper Midwest. Yesterday afternoon Angel Abreu at Badbirdz-Reloaded alerted the Facebook community to some trans-gulf migration going on over Texas and Louisiana at about 2:30pm central time. Clearly, […]

  • Birds up into the Midwest once again!

    National Overview The migration superhighway is beginning to open up once again, at least for the Central and Mississippi Flyways. Heavy migration was evident again over Texas and western Louisiana with moderate migration extending all the way up into the North Woods of Wisconsin and Minnesota. North winds over the northeastern US appear to have […]

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