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October 5, 2023Major bird-window collision event in Chicago, 4-5 October 2023
Large numbers of birds died in collisions with glass and structures while major migration was occurring in the Chicago area on the night of 4-5 October 2023. Turn off your lights, make your windows bird friendly!
October 3, 2023Lights Out in October (well…always!)
The BirdCast team has a growing number of friends and family members, and for today’s post, we introduce Diya Balagopal, a high school sophomore from Frisco, Texas. During the month of October, we will highlight Lights Out alert forecasts to support bird conservation by reducing nighttime lighting during migration season. The small act of turning off lights can make a big difference for protecting nocturnally migrating birds!
September 23, 2023Tracking Ophelia: observations after land fall
Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall this morning in North Carolina, and, with safety first we are tracking observations of storm-driven birds reported in the wake of its passage.
September 15, 2023The passage of Lee in the Canadian Maritimes
Hurricane Lee is making its way toward Nova Scotia, with landfall predicted on Saturday midday. With safety first above all, the BirdCast team highlights an observation map and some additional predictions about species that might be entrained and displaced by this storm.
September 15, 2023Current species distribution around the Lee-impacted region
For those watching the arrival of Hurricane Lee, the BirdCast team though it might be useful to see a map of some of the species presently in the region predicted to experience impacts from Lee in the very near future.
September 4, 2023In the pink: American Flamingo madness in late summer 2023
An incredible far-flung array of American Flamingo observations highlight the late summer birding scene in eastern North America this week, perhaps with particular relevance to the recent passage of Hurricane Idalia.
August 30, 2023Birds entrained and displaced by Hurricane Idalia
Idalia made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, packing very strong winds, heavy rains, and flooding and storm surges. The storm also brought a host of Gulf of Mexico seabirds into the southeastern US.
August 22, 2023Seabirds in the desert (and the mountains), Part II: unusual occurrences of regularly occurring species in the southwestern US and Baja during Hilary
Hilary’s literal windfall (and precipitation!) of vagrant hurricane-driven birds is still growing, but so is the number of regularly occurring species in the region that are occurring in unusual numbers or in unusual locations associated with the passage of this system.
August 18, 2023Seabirds in the desert (and the mountains): Hilary moves quickly through California and into Nevada
Hurricane Hilary may bring a significant diversity of entrained and displaced birds to California and Nevada, with impacts as far reaching as Oregon and Idaho.
August 1, 2023The return of migration tools: Fall 2023!
BirdCast is ready to kickoff its fall 2023 migration season! It’s time to check out our migration tools to see what’s on the move in your area.
March 1, 2023The return of migration tools for Spring 2023
The BirdCast team is pleased to welcome you back to our suite of migration tools for the Spring 2023 season as of today! Stay tuned and visit our migration tools page to explore the season’s unfolding movements!
September 16, 2022Eyes on the skies: Does Tree Swallow foraging give insight to airspace usage?
I sit on a secluded bench to take in the mid July views of Colorado State University’s Mountain Campus at Pingree Park, a remote site dedicated to field courses, conference retreats, and mountain research. As the evening sun bathes the valley in its warm, golden light, a gentle breeze carries calls of Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Wilson’s Snipe, and Mountain Chickadees to where I sit.

Scientific Team