Regional overview at 0400 on 4-26-2012.
REGIONAL OVERVIEW
A big storm system was moving into California this morning, which did not allow for much migration on the coast. Inland Arizona had moderate migration through much of the night.
ARIZONA
The LCRV showed light to moderate migration through much of the night, but bird activity stalled after 0400. With the storm moving into the coast of California, I would expect there to be a few coastal migrants inland today along the river. Lakes and sewage treatment plants should probably be checked for migrant shorebirds and off course waterfowl. Central and southeast Arizona showed the heaviest migration off all places in the desert southwest last night with birds moving the majority of the night.
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I apologize for the late post this morning as I am on the east coast for the weekend visiting with my fiancee, friends, and family. Also, I am going to be birding each morning if I can catch up on sleep. I will have the Yuma, AZ Radar back in action soon as well.
For more on migration throughout the country, check out these sites:
Mid-Atlantic – Nemesis Bird by Drew Weber
New England - Tom Auer’s blog
New Jersey - Woodcreeper by David La Puma
Florida/SE - Badbirdz Reloaded by Angel and Mariel Abreu
NW Ohio - Birding the Crane Creek by Kenn Kaufman
Wisconsin - Woodcreeper by David La Puma
Pac NW - Birds Over Portland by Greg Haworth
Thanks to Drew Weber for setting me up with the radars and helping with the coding!
Please post your sightings and any feedback in the comments section! Thanks!
