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14 September 2023
Pittsburgh’s chook migration forecast appears nice for 3 days in a row. Final night time by way of Friday night time will see an enormous passage of birds overhead with wonderful birding alternatives immediately, Friday and Saturday.
Right here’s what migration radar appeared like at 5:00am this morning.
Throughout this large motion some species are departing, some arriving. Let’s have a look once more at Birdcast’s regional checklist of Species On The Transfer, described intimately final month, to study what we are able to count on to see.
Noticable Departures: Who Simply Left?
Plenty of species left lately however most of them had been shorebirds. Since Pittsburgh doesn’t have a shore we not often see these listed beneath. Sometimes a lesser or better yellowlegs is reported however don’t look forward to finding one now.
Right here’s a fast abstract of speedy departures as of 14 September 2023 in a screenshot from BirdCast. Observe that cedar waxwings are right here proper now however will quickly depart round 27 September. Yellow-billed cuckoos on the checklist as a result of I at all times hope.
Peak Inflow: What is going to we see this week? Warblers!
For the Higher Midwest and Northeast area, 13 to 17 September is the height of warbler migration.
I’ve featured the ovenbird as a result of yesterday (final night time!) was its peak inflow level. No shock then that Nick Liadis banded one yesterday at Hays Woods throughout Linda Roth’s 40 Acres a.okay.a. Hays Woods Fans dwell stream. Test it out right here.
And in the event you thought you’d seen numerous magnolia warblers already, the subsequent few days will probably be distinctive. They attain their regional peak inflow on Sunday.
Right here’s a screenshot of the Noticeable Peak Inflow as of 14 September 2023. Observe the exclamation level subsequent to magnolia warbler within the chart beneath!
With so many birds on the transfer, now’s the time to get open air. Be sure you test BirdCast for the newest forecast.
(images from Steve Gosser, Lauri Shaffer, Kate St. John. Tables are modified screenshots from BirdCast’s Species On The Transfer for the Higher Midwest and Northeast. Be sure you test BirdCast for the newest knowledge)
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