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Heavy migration into the Upper Midwest as May marches on
Trans-Gulf migrants arrived along the Louisiana and East Texas coasts yesterday afternoon, followed my heavy migration up through the Central and Southeastern U.S. High pressure over the Northeast suppressed any major nocturnal flight last night. Migrants continued to march north across the western U.S. although densities were considerably lower than in the east. Fallout potential…
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It’s mid-May, which means all systems GO!
Migration was widespread yesterday, beginning with trans-Gulf movement hitting the TX/LA coast yesterday afternoon and followed by nocturnal migration across the eastern half of the U.S. and the Pacific Coast through the early morning hours. Strong westerly winds pushed birds to the Mid Atlantic coast and heavy storm activity over Texas and Oklahoma increased fallout…
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Another big push into the Upper Midwest with lakeshore concentrations expected
Trans-Gulf migration into the Texas coast was followed by widespread nocturnal migration across most of the country last night. Notable exceptions were the areas under the control of high pressure such as New England and the Four Corners region of the Southwestern U.S. Migration was heaviest up the central U.S. from Oklahoma to southeastern Wisconsin,…
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Woodcreeper On The Road: POINT PELEE GETS BIRDY!
This will be my last Point Pelee post since I’m not really ‘on the road’ anymore. I hope you’ve enjoyed this foray into new territory as much as I have. If you’re in the park, and can spare a moment at some point, please let me know the birding compared to previous days. From the…
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Heavy migration up the Central U.S.
Light trans-Gulf migration along the Texas coast was followed by heavy nocturnal migration up the central U.S. last night as the latest low pressure system swept across the Upper Midwest. Light to moderate migration was present from the Central Great Lakes down through eastern Louisiana last night, but will be higher tonight as migration conditions…