March 18, 2014Species on the move: 14-16 March 2014Once again, we’ll highlight some species that took advantage of the weekend to move. First, let’s check in with Red-necked Grebe again. Recall that at this time last week, this species was on the increase in the Upper Midwest and Northeast….
- March 14, 2014Regional Migration Analysis: 7-14 March 2014
Continental Summary Widely scattered light to locally moderate movements occurred in the West, while the East experienced widespread light to moderate and locally heavy movements early in the week. Species on the move this week included Canada Goose, Gadwall, Ring-necked…
- March 14, 2014Regional Migration Forecast: 14 – 21 March 2014
Continental Summary Marginal conditions that begin the period in the West become more favorable for increasingly widespread light to moderate movements over the course of the forecast period, while the East experiences several bouts of favorable winds and warming temperatures…
- March 12, 2014Migration Highlight: Florida Peninsula and Keys, 11-12 March 2014
In our first weekly forecast for spring 2014, BirdCast highlighted the potential for fallouts and concentration of migrants in the Florida peninsula: “By midweek conditions favorable for migrant arrivals and departures are limited to Florida North to the Carolinas; and…
- March 11, 2014Species on the move
In this new weekly (or almost weekly) feature Team BirdCast will be highlighting particular species that are departing, arriving, or just plain moving in very obvious (or not!) ways. Warbling Vireo: the eBird map below shows the most recent reports…
- March 7, 2014Regional Migration Forecast: 7-14 March 2014
Continental Summary Light to moderate movements begin across the country this week, punctuated with some heavier movements in the Great Plains, in particular, as large numbers of waterbirds depart their winter haunts. Species on the move this week will include…
- February 24, 2014Species on the move: early and on-time late February movers
In the past decades birders have become increasingly aware of rapid changes in the phenology of bird movements in parts of the United States, noting what species are early, when birds are late. The power of eBird for highlighting these…
- February 12, 2014Purple Gallinule Vagrancy in the North Atlantic, November 2013 – February 2014
Purple Gallinules are well known as champions of long-distance vagrancy, with records from as far north as Iceland, as far south as South Georgia Island, as far west as the Galapagos Islands, and as far east as Italy and South…
- February 3, 2014Species on the move: White-winged Scoter and Red-necked Grebe
Late last week Teams BirdCast and eBird posted a story about some recent winter movements. Here, we decided to look a bit more closely at what seemed to be some rather drastic departures this winter in the patterns of distributions…
- February 1, 2014Fodder for discussion: brief notes on some late 2013 and early 2014 movements
Winter is not necessarily a season of the year that we associate with bird migration. This is for good reason, as the epic movements of spring and fall are not usually underway and nowhere do we find the diversity in…
- November 8, 2013Regional Migration Analysis: 1-8 November 2013
This is the final forecast and analysis report for the Fall 2013 season. Please continue to visit BirdCast.info for updates and commentary on noteworthy movements of birds during the coming months, and look for weekly forecasts to resume on 1…
- November 1, 2013Regional Migration Forecast: 1-8 November 2013
Continental Summary: Scattered light movements will occur in portions of the West, as the East sees a substantial movement to begin and end the period. Birds on the move this week will include Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet,…
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