October 31, 2014Regional Migration Forecast: 31 October – 7 November 2014Continental Summary While the West will continue with scattered light to moderate movements, passing strong low pressure systems bring late season moderate and heavy pulses of migration to the East. Species on the move this week will include Snow Goose, Tundra Swan, Common Goldeneye,…
October 31, 2014Regional Migration Analysis: 24-31 October 2014Continental Summary Scattered light to moderate movements in the West stood in stark contrast to some massive movements in the East, particularly along the Atlantic Coast. Species on the move this week included Gadwall, Redhead, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Red-breasted Merganser, American Coot, Wilson’s…
October 24, 2014Regional Migration Forecast: 24-31 October 2014Continental Summary Moderate to heavy movements occur in several pulses this week, though primarily at more local than regional scales, as storm systems exit the Northeast over the weekend and pass through the Great Plains and Upper Midwest over the…
October 24, 2014Regional Migration Analysis: 17-24 October 2014Continental Summary A week of primarily light to moderate movements in the West and South were most certainly outdone by some very large and heavy movements in the Northeast. Species on the move this week included Brant, Black Scoter, Bonaparte’s Gull, Belted…
October 18, 2014Regional Migration Forecast: 17-24 October 2014Continental Summary A week of scattered light movement in the West will stand in stark contrast to moderate to heavy flights for much of the week in the East. Species on the move this week will include Tundra Swan, Gadwall, Bufflehead, Canvasback,…
October 17, 2014Regional Migration Analysis: 10-17 October 2014Continental Summary The Desert Southwest saw most of the light to moderate action this week in the West, while the East experienced two frontal passage-induced moderate to heavy flights. Species on the move this week included Cackling Goose, Ruddy Duck, Bufflehead, Western Grebe,…
October 10, 2014Regional Migration Forecast: 10-17 October 2014Continental Summary Light to moderate movements occur early in the forecast period across the West before unfavorable conditions arrive for the remainder of the week, while two pulses of moderate to heavy movements follow passing frontal boundaries in the East. Species…
October 10, 2014Regional Migration Analysis: 3-10 October 2014Continental Summary Widespread light to moderate movements diminished gradually over the forecast period in the West, while several pulses of moderate to heavy movements graced the East. Species on the move this week included American Wigeon, Greater Scaup, Pied-billed Grebe,…
October 4, 2014Regional Migration Forecast: 3-10 October 2014Continental Summary Favorable conditions for light to moderate movements are pervasive in the West, while major movements in the East occur primarily over the weekend. Species on the move this week will include Brant, American Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hermit Thrush,…
October 4, 2014Regional Migration Analysis: 26 September – 3 October 2014Continental Summary Widespread light to moderate movements occurred in both West and East, with some heavy and very heavy movements occurring more locally in space and time in the Plains to end the period. Species on the move this week…
September 26, 2014Regional Migration Forecast: 26 September – 3 October 2014Continental Summary Favorable conditions at the end of the forecast period bring widespread light to moderate movements to the West and moderate to heavy movements to the Plains, while increasingly scattered moderate movements occur in the East in more summer-like conditions….
September 26, 2014Regional Migration Analysis: 19-26 September 2014Continental Summary Moderate movements in the West that kicked off the weekend continued through the period in some areas, while a major pulse of heavy flights graced the East early in the period. Species on the move this week included Greater…
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