Category: Midwest

  • Big flight up through the Plains, and rarity potential for New England

    National Overview As the latest cold front pushed across the Rockies and Great Plains last night, southerly flow triggered heavy migration from Texas to Minnesota and west to the Dakotas. To really appreciate the pattern you need to check out the full loop from 3pm yesterday through today here on Paul Hurtado’s radar archive. Migration […]

  • Heavy migration up the east coast with fallout potential for the Mid Atlantic

    National Overview Lots of birds moving last night with the heaviest flights along the eastern seaboard in advance of the latest front. Across the country radars picked up migration though, signalling that we’re in the thick of spring. Even through the middle of the country, with upper level winds out of the north, birds continue […]

  • Migration continues as the front marches east

    National Overview I hate to say it, but things are starting to look a little more ‘normal’ this morning. High pressure over the west coast triggered moderate to heavy migration from California to the Pacific NW while migration over the middle of the country was tempered by building northwest winds. The big frontal boundary extending […]

  • Migration continues as stormy weather creates a mosaic of bird density across Middle America

    National Overview A series of surface lows and associated frontal boundaries have brought cyclonic winds and locally heavy precipitation to the Plains, Midwest, and Southeast. As you can see below, this combination of disturbance has created a tapestry of migration and precipitation to most of the country. Below are the radar loops from sunset last […]

  • another big push across the board!

    National Overview Birds were cruising up through the US last night   I’m sitting in a campground with very limited internet amidst a dozen Cerulean Warblers so I can’t do much more than simply provide the radar today and tomorrow… use what you’ve learned and interpret what you see below! Below are the radar loops from […]

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