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Continental Summary A patchwork of marginal and locally favorable conditions bring scattered light to moderate movements across the continent this week. Species on the move this week will include Green-winged Teal, Black-bellied Plover, Solitary Sandpiper, Upland Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Olive-sided…

Continental Summary Locally light to moderate movements in the West over the weekend and a pulse of more widespread light to moderate movements from the Great Plains through the Southeast to begin the work week were the primary migration highlights…

Continental Summary Late week changes in the West bring favorable conditions and extensive light to moderate movements for the Pacific Northwest through the Rockies, while a frontal boundary brings widespread moderate movements through the Great Plains into the east by…

Although many species in the US and Canada have been on the move for the past month or more, BirdCast begins its seasonal regional migration forecast and analysis series. Please check visit us frequently to see updated weekly posts about…

Although most of the US is firmly in the midst of typical summer conditions, fall migration is already under way for many species. BirdCast will begin its weekly series of forecast and analysis and species on the move in early August,…

With a month of the official hurricane season already in the books, Hurricane Arthur arrives on the scene. This Category Two storm is forecast to graze the Outer Banks of North Carolina before shooting off to the Northeast through the Canadian Maritimes toward…

Continental Summary Species on the move this week included White-rumped Sandpiper, Common Nighthawk, Gray-cheeked Thrush, and Blackpoll and Wilson’s Warblers. [animation name=”analysis-30-may-6-june-2014″] West Species on the move this week included Spotted, Semipalmated, and Stilt Sandpipers (AK), Pomarine Jaeger (AK), Common…

Continental Summary The last movements of the spring, mostly light to moderate, occur across the continent as the season slips into more summer-like patterns. Species on the move this week will include Semipalmated Plover, Dunlin, Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers, and…

Continental Summary Persistent light to moderate movements in the West and widespread moderate movements in the center of the continent highlighted the late season movements during this forecast period. Species on the move this week included White-rumped Sandpiper, Dunlin, Sanderling,…

Continental Summary Complex patterns of moderate to heavy movements will reflect similarly complex patterns of unfavorable and favorable conditions in all the BirdCast regions for this period as the last of the spring season’s movements take place. Species on the…

Continental Summary Species on the move included Least Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Alder Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Swainson’s Thrush, Tennessee Warbler, Connecticut Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, Wilson’s Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Blue Grosbeak, and Bobolink. [animation name=”analysis-16-23-may-2014″] West Species on the…

Continental Summary Changeable conditions in the West and the East bring pulses and pockets of moderate to very heavy movements this week among numerous disturbances moving east across the country. Species on the move this week will include numerous shorebirds,…