How to Cite
To cite Live Maps imagery, please use the following syntax:
BirdCast, Live Migration Map; date and time (most easily accessible from image file name/s). Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://birdcast.org/migration-tools/live-migration-maps. Date/s of access or download.
To cite Forecast Maps imagery, please use the following syntax:
Van Doren, B. M. and Horton, K. G. Year/s of migration forecast map image. BirdCast, Migration Forecast Map; date and time (from forecast image lower right corner). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Purdue University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. https://birdcast.org/migration-tools/forecast-maps. Date/s of access or download.
Citation for forecast model underlying the Forecast Maps:
Van Doren, B. M. and K. G. Horton. 2018. A continental system for forecasting bird migration. Science 361:1115-1118. doi: 10.1126/science.aat7526.
To cite the Migration Dashboard imagery, please use the following syntax:
BirdCast, Migration Dashboard; state/or county, date and time. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://birdcast.org/migration-tools/migration-dashboard. Date/s of access or download.
Help Pages
Scientific Team
BirdCast is made possible by the participating scientists at the below institutions, and many other contributors.



