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Watch for a good migration of birds up through the Great Plains on Saturday night (25 Feb 2012) and Sunday (26 Feb 2012). As the weakening storm moves eastward, we can probably expect some bird movement through the Great Lakes and…

Check out last week’s forecast, then read on to see how we did!

Although it is still February, when bird migration can be expected to be minimal overall, the predictions for 25-26 Feb 2012 were borne out by observations on the…

Watch for favorable migration conditions progressing eastward this week, affecting the Great Plains Monday and Tuesday and the Midwest and possibly East Coast on Wednesday and Thursday. A cold front approaching the West Coast will bring strong winds to the region…

Expect a progression of good migration conditions very similar to last week’s. Conditions for bird migration will be favorable east of the Rockies and on the Great Plains over the weekend. By Monday and Tuesday these conditions make for good…

Refresh your memory with last week’s BirdCast, then read on to see how we did.

There was light migration in the mid-continent over the weekend, but building high pressure caused some very large nights of migration by mid-week on 13-14 March…

Since the first units were placed along the Gulf Coast in the 1950s, ornithologists and birders have become increasingly aware of the power of using radar as a tool for understanding bird migration. In addition to detecting and depicting meteorological…

Expect another week of record early arrivals and large numbers of migrants across much of the continent. Mild conditions will dominate away from the far west where unsettled weather will continue. A large high pressure system will once again become…

A strong frontal boundary is currently moving east toward the Mississippi valley, having passed over the Texas coast and portions of Louisiana. This boundary is spawning strong storms and areas of precipitation (some of which is intense). Its passage coincided…

Check out last week’s forecast, then read on to see how we did!

Last week’s BirdCast predicted another week of widespread migration and record early arrivals across the continent. The unsettled weather predicted to reach the mid-continent in mid-week prompted a…

We expect the pace of record-early spring arrivals from throughout the eastern two-thirds of the country to slow significantly this week. While a few birds may continue to push north, don’t expect the massive movements of birds from the last…

Last week’s BirdCast forecast predicted a slower week of migration, as weather in the East and Midwest turned cooler with northerly and westerly flow that would be less conducive to migration. Despite a record-early spring for many species to date, we predicted…

Conditions across much of the West look favorable for light migration to occur during the course of the forecast period, particularly toward the end of the week. The distinct exception is the Pacific Northwest, which is again forecast to receive…