Animals & Wildlife Magazine

Migration 5-8-2012

By Timschreckengost @timshrek
Migration 5-8-2012

Regional Overview at ~0400 on 5-8-2012

REGIONAL OVERVIEW

There was light migration throughout Arizona and moderate to heavy migration near San Diego last night.

ARIZONA

There was little to no movement in southeast Arizona last night, while the Phoenix area saw light migration. Birds were mostly moving out of Phoenix, but the radar showed some movement into the area early this morning.

Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.

Migration 5-8-2012
Migration 5-8-2012
Migration 5-8-2012
Migration 5-8-2012

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.

Migration 5-8-2012
Migration 5-8-2012

______________________________________________________________________________________

For more on migration throughout the country, check out these sites:

Pennsylvania/Ohio Valley – 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
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula – The Northwoods BIRDAR by Max Henschell

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!


Back to Featured Articles on Logo Paperblog