Take a look a the weather pattern we've been in for the last week and half and guess why we have limited movement of birds. Strong northerly winds and the rain we had previously are not condusive to migration. Check the texas bird reports and see that they are still seeing trickles of birds as well.
The movement on nexrad has been unremarkable. Weather has a big impact on bird migration. Don't let the leaves fool you. Just because we have trees leafed out does not mean the birds will be here. Back in May 1996 we had similar slow movement of birds and then on 18th all heck broke loose with strong south winds - 177 species seen in St. Louis County for the hawk ridge birdathon. Birds are backed up to the south. As soon as the the winds are favorable we'll see movement. This does not mean we'll have fallouts. If the winds are good from the south for a number of days the birds will pass us by. Hope for a good stiff south wind and an evening storm. Good luck! Terry Terry Brashear Hennepin County, MN http://www.naturepixels.com birdnird AT yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
