Common Yellowthroat. Ryan Schain/Macaulay Library. eBird S14368106.
Continental Summary
The West will see light to moderate flights, particularly in the Desert Southwest late in the weekend and late in the work week, featuring Spotted Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Warbler, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Black-headed Grosbeak, and Western Tanager, while a pulse of highly favorable migration period late in the period in the East will bring moderate to very heavy flights featuring Red-headed Woodpecker, Acadian Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Swainson’s Thrush, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Northern Parula, and Mourning Warbler. Early period brings a dynamic and complex atmosphere will potential for Gulf Coast concentrations, where late period brings a major incursion of Neotropical migrants across and around the Gulf of Mexico, as favorable flight conditions arrive in Mexico and northern Central America at the peak of the season.
Arrows show wind speed and direction (arrow points in the direction to which wind is blowing) 100 m above ground level. Areas with southerly winds are colored red; northerly winds colored blue. Accumulated precipitation (in 6 hour intervals) is green, outlined by white. Broadly speaking, areas of the map in red will experience conditions that are favorable for migration, and areas where red and green (and red and blue) intersect and overlap may experience migrant concentrations and fallouts as migrants interact with precipitation.
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Locally light to moderate flights will be scattered across the region, mostly in the upper Midwest and northern New England, for the first several days of the period. Scattered precipitation and largely unfavorable winds will keep most migrants grounded. Monday night will see the first pulse of favorable conditions, mostly in the Great Lakes and Midwest, with moderate to heavy flights. These conditions, and associated movements, gradually shift to the east in the days that follow, as a frontal boundary pushes toward the Atlantic. As the period ends, this frontal boundary weakens, allowing more widespread moderate to heavy flights to occur to the south and east of the boundary and shutting down movements to the north and west of the boundary. This late period scenario of a weakening frontal boundary also offers the best opportunities to birds and precipitation to overlap, and the potential for fallouts and concentrations of birds where this happens.
Scarlet Tanager. Andrew Spencer/Macaulay Library. eBird S31309533.
Species on the Move
Beginning Arrivals What is this?
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | * | 3/27 | 5/8 | 5/20 | 5/29 | 6/1 |
| Palm Warbler | *** | 4/3 | 4/25 | 5/4 | 5/19 | 5/23 |
| Barn Swallow | ****! | 4/5 | 4/24 | 5/19 | 5/29 | 6/6 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | ****! | 4/8 | 4/24 | 5/5 | 5/18 | 5/23 |
| White-eyed Vireo | *** | 4/11 | 4/23 | 5/4 | 5/13 | 5/21 |
| Green Heron | *** | 4/16 | 4/26 | 5/9 | 5/14 | 6/2 |
| Cliff Swallow | *** | 4/16 | 4/25 | 5/17 | 5/27 | 5/31 |
| Blue-headed Vireo | *** | 4/18 | 4/26 | 5/5 | 5/14 | 5/21 |
| Bank Swallow | *** | 4/18 | 4/27 | 5/16 | 5/27 | 6/5 |
| House Wren | ****! | 4/18 | 4/29 | 5/10 | 5/15 | 5/26 |
| Chimney Swift | ****! | 4/19 | 4/27 | 5/19 | 6/4 | 6/18 |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | ** | 4/19 | 4/30 | 6/10 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | *** | 4/20 | 4/29 | 5/8 | 5/13 | 6/18 |
| Kentucky Warbler | *** | 4/20 | 4/25 | 5/9 | 6/28 | After Jun 30 |
| Summer Tanager | *** | 4/20 | 4/27 | 5/8 | 5/18 | 5/22 |
| Spotted Sandpiper | ****! | 4/22 | 4/28 | 5/16 | 5/28 | 6/2 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | *** | 4/22 | 4/27 | 6/12 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Orchard Oriole | *** | 4/22 | 4/28 | 5/12 | 5/26 | 5/29 |
| Solitary Sandpiper | *** | 4/23 | 4/30 | 5/7 | 5/17 | 5/23 |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | *** | 4/23 | 5/3 | 5/11 | 5/22 | 6/19 |
| Sedge Wren | * | 4/23 | 5/4 | 6/10 | 6/29 | After Jun 30 |
| Northern Waterthrush | ****! | 4/24 | 4/30 | 5/11 | 5/20 | 5/27 |
| Blue-winged Warbler | ****! | 4/24 | 4/30 | 5/7 | 5/12 | 6/27 |
| Black-and-white Warbler | ****! | 4/24 | 5/2 | 5/9 | 5/17 | 5/25 |
| Yellow Warbler | ****! | 4/24 | 4/30 | 5/14 | 5/31 | 6/26 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | ****! | 4/25 | 5/3 | 5/22 | 6/12 | 6/27 |
| Eastern Kingbird | ****! | 4/25 | 5/5 | 5/21 | 6/1 | 6/11 |
| Warbling Vireo | ****! | 4/25 | 5/2 | 5/18 | 5/24 | 6/25 |
| Marsh Wren | *** | 4/25 | 5/3 | 5/23 | 5/30 | 6/2 |
| Wood Thrush | ****! | 4/25 | 4/30 | 5/12 | 5/24 | 6/1 |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | ****! | 4/25 | 5/1 | 5/10 | 5/16 | 5/26 |
| Gray Catbird | ****! | 4/26 | 4/30 | 5/13 | 5/24 | 6/2 |
| Ovenbird | ****! | 4/26 | 5/2 | 5/11 | 5/16 | 5/31 |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | *** | 4/26 | 4/30 | 5/8 | 5/19 | 5/24 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | ****! | 4/27 | 5/7 | 5/22 | 5/31 | 6/5 |
| Nashville Warbler | ****! | 4/27 | 5/1 | 5/8 | 5/19 | 5/24 |
| Common Yellowthroat | ****! | 4/27 | 5/5 | 5/20 | 5/25 | 6/2 |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | *** | 4/27 | 5/1 | 5/19 | 5/27 | After Jun 30 |
| White-crowned Sparrow | ****! | 4/27 | 4/30 | 5/8 | 5/19 | 5/23 |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | ****! | 4/27 | 5/1 | 5/10 | 5/22 | 5/27 |
| Indigo Bunting | ****! | 4/27 | 5/6 | 6/22 | 6/25 | After Jun 30 |
| Least Sandpiper | *** | 4/28 | 5/7 | 5/16 | 5/26 | 6/2 |
| Acadian Flycatcher | *** | 4/28 | 5/6 | 6/2 | 6/16 | After Jun 30 |
| Northern Parula | ****! | 4/28 | 5/6 | 5/11 | 5/17 | 5/25 |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | ****! | 4/28 | 5/6 | 5/11 | 5/16 | 5/24 |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | *** | 4/28 | 5/6 | 5/10 | 5/20 | 5/26 |
| Scarlet Tanager | ****! | 4/28 | 5/7 | 5/14 | 5/24 | After Jun 30 |
| Baltimore Oriole | ****! | 4/28 | 5/3 | 5/12 | 5/24 | 6/26 |
Peaking Arrivals
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | *** | 3/2 | 3/9 | 5/6 | 5/28 | 6/25 |
| Common Grackle | *** | 3/4 | 3/10 | 5/19 | 6/24 | After Jun 30 |
| Great Blue Heron | *** | 3/9 | 3/22 | 5/12 | 5/30 | 6/7 |
| Great Egret | *** | 3/23 | 3/31 | 5/12 | 5/29 | 6/3 |
| Tree Swallow | *** | 3/28 | 4/1 | 5/7 | 6/24 | 6/26 |
| Cooper's Hawk | * | 3/15 | 4/6 | 4/26 | 5/11 | 5/25 |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | ** | 3/29 | 4/6 | 4/30 | 5/14 | 6/17 |
| Vesper Sparrow | * | 3/28 | 4/6 | 6/11 | 6/19 | 6/22 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | *** | 3/11 | 4/6 | 5/3 | 5/11 | After Jun 30 |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | ** | 4/1 | 4/8 | 4/26 | 5/2 | 5/19 |
| Caspian Tern | ** | 4/1 | 4/9 | 4/28 | 5/20 | 6/4 |
| Pine Warbler | *** | 3/31 | 4/9 | 4/24 | 5/8 | 5/15 |
| Field Sparrow | *** | 3/30 | 4/9 | 4/28 | 5/9 | 6/18 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | * | 3/27 | 4/10 | 4/26 | 5/7 | 5/17 |
| Purple Martin | ** | 3/29 | 4/11 | 5/17 | 6/1 | 6/8 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | ****! | 4/6 | 4/11 | 4/24 | 5/8 | 5/13 |
| Brown Thrasher | *** | 4/4 | 4/11 | 5/1 | 5/9 | 5/13 |
| Chipping Sparrow | ****! | 4/1 | 4/11 | 5/3 | 5/10 | 5/14 |
| Swamp Sparrow | *** | 4/3 | 4/11 | 5/2 | 5/9 | 5/25 |
| Forster's Tern | ** | 4/1 | 4/12 | 5/10 | 5/22 | 6/4 |
| Greater Yellowlegs | *** | 3/25 | 4/13 | 4/26 | 5/19 | 5/29 |
| Savannah Sparrow | *** | 4/4 | 4/13 | 5/6 | 5/24 | 6/21 |
| Purple Finch | *** | 4/1 | 4/13 | 4/25 | 5/4 | 5/11 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | *** | 4/9 | 4/14 | 4/26 | 5/6 | 5/10 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | *** | 3/28 | 4/14 | 5/4 | 5/18 | 5/26 |
| Eastern Towhee | *** | 4/3 | 4/15 | 5/2 | 5/9 | 5/16 |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | *** | 3/31 | 4/16 | 5/1 | 5/20 | 5/29 |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | ****! | 4/5 | 4/16 | 5/4 | 5/11 | 5/29 |
| White-throated Sparrow | ****! | 4/8 | 4/17 | 4/28 | 5/9 | 5/18 |
| Sora | ** | 4/11 | 4/20 | 5/8 | 5/20 | 5/29 |
| Prothonotary Warbler | ** | 4/12 | 4/20 | 5/11 | 5/17 | 5/22 |
| White-eyed Vireo | *** | 4/11 | 4/23 | 5/4 | 5/13 | 5/21 |
| Barn Swallow | *** | 4/5 | 4/24 | 5/19 | 5/29 | 6/6 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | ****! | 4/8 | 4/24 | 5/5 | 5/18 | 5/23 |
| Cliff Swallow | ** | 4/16 | 4/25 | 5/17 | 5/27 | 5/31 |
| Kentucky Warbler | ** | 4/20 | 4/25 | 5/9 | 6/28 | After Jun 30 |
| Palm Warbler | *** | 4/3 | 4/25 | 5/4 | 5/19 | 5/23 |
| Green Heron | *** | 4/16 | 4/26 | 5/9 | 5/14 | 6/2 |
| Blue-headed Vireo | *** | 4/18 | 4/26 | 5/5 | 5/14 | 5/21 |
| Chimney Swift | *** | 4/19 | 4/27 | 5/19 | 6/4 | 6/18 |
| Bank Swallow | *** | 4/18 | 4/27 | 5/16 | 5/27 | 6/5 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | * | 4/22 | 4/27 | 6/12 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Summer Tanager | *** | 4/20 | 4/27 | 5/8 | 5/18 | 5/22 |
| Spotted Sandpiper | *** | 4/22 | 4/28 | 5/16 | 5/28 | 6/2 |
| Orchard Oriole | *** | 4/22 | 4/28 | 5/12 | 5/26 | 5/29 |
Beginning Departures
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Eagle | * | 3/5 | 3/7 | 3/10 | 5/28 | 6/7 |
| Ruddy Duck | ** | 3/2 | 3/10 | 4/1 | 4/29 | 5/8 |
| Green-winged Teal | *** | 3/2 | 3/10 | 4/2 | 4/30 | 5/11 |
| Northern Shoveler | *** | 3/2 | 3/9 | 4/3 | 4/28 | 5/8 |
| American Coot | *** | 3/2 | 3/7 | 4/4 | 4/29 | 5/21 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | *** | 3/12 | 3/14 | 4/5 | 4/24 | 5/2 |
| Northern Harrier | ** | 3/18 | 3/28 | 4/6 | 4/28 | 5/9 |
| Rusty Blackbird | ** | 3/7 | 3/11 | 4/9 | 5/4 | 5/11 |
| Pied-billed Grebe | *** | 3/8 | 3/20 | 4/10 | 4/28 | 5/7 |
| American Kestrel | *** | 3/17 | 3/27 | 4/10 | 4/29 | 5/9 |
| Brown Creeper | *** | 3/29 | 4/3 | 4/10 | 4/23 | 5/8 |
| Song Sparrow | ** | 3/7 | 3/13 | 4/10 | 5/10 | 6/24 |
| Common Loon | *** | 3/17 | 3/26 | 4/12 | 4/22 | 6/4 |
| Wilson's Snipe | *** | 3/10 | 4/4 | 4/13 | 4/29 | 5/10 |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | *** | 3/29 | 4/3 | 4/13 | 4/23 | 4/27 |
| Winter Wren | ** | 3/29 | 4/4 | 4/13 | 4/23 | 5/11 |
| Belted Kingfisher | *** | 3/28 | 4/7 | 4/16 | 5/6 | 5/12 |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | * | 3/20 | 3/29 | 4/18 | 5/23 | 6/5 |
| Northern Flicker | *** | 3/30 | 4/8 | 4/18 | 5/9 | 5/15 |
| Blue-winged Teal | *** | 3/14 | 3/31 | 4/19 | 4/30 | 5/10 |
| Hermit Thrush | *** | 4/2 | 4/6 | 4/19 | 5/7 | 5/11 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | *** | 3/19 | 4/1 | 4/20 | 5/30 | 6/7 |
| Osprey | *** | 3/15 | 4/1 | 4/20 | 5/1 | 5/8 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | *** | 4/6 | 4/11 | 4/24 | 5/8 | 5/13 |
| Pine Warbler | *** | 3/31 | 4/9 | 4/24 | 5/8 | 5/15 |
| Purple Finch | *** | 4/1 | 4/13 | 4/25 | 5/4 | 5/11 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | ** | 3/27 | 4/10 | 4/26 | 5/7 | 5/17 |
| Cooper's Hawk | ** | 3/15 | 4/6 | 4/26 | 5/11 | 5/25 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | *** | 4/9 | 4/14 | 4/26 | 5/6 | 5/10 |
| Greater Yellowlegs | *** | 3/25 | 4/13 | 4/26 | 5/19 | 5/29 |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | ** | 4/1 | 4/8 | 4/26 | 5/2 | 5/19 |
| Caspian Tern | * | 4/1 | 4/9 | 4/28 | 5/20 | 6/4 |
| Field Sparrow | *** | 3/30 | 4/9 | 4/28 | 5/9 | 6/18 |
| White-throated Sparrow | *** | 4/8 | 4/17 | 4/28 | 5/9 | 5/18 |
Ending Departures
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | * | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 3/15 | After Jun 30 |
| American Woodcock | * | 3/5 | 3/10 | 3/16 | 3/22 | 5/30 |
| Redhead | ** | 3/2 | 3/3 | 3/11 | 4/1 | 4/30 |
| Gadwall | *** | 3/2 | 3/9 | 3/20 | 4/8 | 5/4 |
| Greater Scaup | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/8 | 5/2 |
| Ring-billed Gull | *** | 3/2 | 3/6 | 3/12 | 4/8 | 4/28 |
| American Wigeon | *** | 3/2 | 3/8 | 3/18 | 4/9 | 4/25 |
| Common Merganser | *** | 3/2 | 3/4 | 3/10 | 4/9 | 4/23 |
| Killdeer | * | 3/2 | 3/8 | 4/1 | 4/9 | 6/5 |
| American Black Duck | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/10 | 4/24 |
| Ring-necked Duck | *** | 3/2 | 3/10 | 3/21 | 4/10 | 4/29 |
| Lesser Scaup | *** | 3/2 | 3/6 | 3/25 | 4/10 | 5/8 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | *** | 3/2 | 3/6 | 3/21 | 4/12 | 5/11 |
| Eastern Phoebe | *** | 3/12 | 4/1 | 4/10 | 4/14 | 6/2 |
| Horned Grebe | *** | 3/2 | 3/12 | 3/25 | 4/15 | 5/9 |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | *** | 3/30 | 4/3 | 4/9 | 4/16 | 4/24 |
| American Tree Sparrow | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/16 | 5/3 |
| Bufflehead | *** | 3/2 | 3/9 | 3/30 | 4/17 | 5/9 |
| Common Redpoll | * | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/17 | 5/3 |
| Bonaparte's Gull | *** | 3/15 | 4/1 | 4/11 | 4/20 | 5/5 |
| Fox Sparrow | *** | 3/10 | 3/12 | 4/6 | 4/20 | 4/27 |
| Common Loon | ** | 3/17 | 3/26 | 4/12 | 4/22 | 6/4 |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | *** | 3/29 | 4/3 | 4/13 | 4/23 | 4/27 |
| Brown Creeper | *** | 3/29 | 4/3 | 4/10 | 4/23 | 5/8 |
| Winter Wren | ** | 3/29 | 4/4 | 4/13 | 4/23 | 5/11 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | *** | 3/12 | 3/14 | 4/5 | 4/24 | 5/2 |
| Northern Shoveler | *** | 3/2 | 3/9 | 4/3 | 4/28 | 5/8 |
| Pied-billed Grebe | *** | 3/8 | 3/20 | 4/10 | 4/28 | 5/7 |
| Northern Harrier | ** | 3/18 | 3/28 | 4/6 | 4/28 | 5/9 |
Gulf Coast and Southeast
A prologue: Team BirdCast will try to update forecast information for this region, probably via Twitter, as conditions develop, given the dynamic nature of the atmosphere in the coming days.
Moderate to heavy flights are likely for the first days of the period, as a frontal boundary moves east through the region. The passage of this system will create an interesting, and complex, scenario for inbound Neotropical migrants. In the western Gulf of Mexico, conditions for exodus from the Yucatan and northern Central America are marginal on Friday night; and any of these birds that are aloft over the water will encounter opposing winds by Saturday morning. This is a scenario in which after dark trans-Gulf concentrations or fallouts can occur; late Saturday or Sunday would be the reasonable time frame for the first signs of this on the Texas coast. Note, there is not much precipitation forecast for this section of the Gulf, only change in wind direction. In the eastern Gulf of Mexico, a different scenario may unfold. Precipitation and marginal to favorable migration conditions are forecast, and more typical precipitation related fallouts may be likely, particularly in portions of the Caribbean and Florida on Saturday, Sunday, and even Monday as the frontal boundary finally works its way to the Atlantic. As the front passes, migration will generally shut down over land until the next bout of favorable conditions arrive. Note that the east coast of Florida may see conditions for more intense than usual nocturnal (e.g. flight calling) and diurnal (concentrations) movements on Sunday through Tuesday. Favorable migration conditions return to Texas and Louisiana by Monday night, when moderate to locally heavy exodus will occur. These favorable conditions build across the region, including to Yucatan and northern Central America, and moderate to very heavy flights are likely across much of the region for the latter half of the forecast period.
Mourning Warbler. Melissa James/Macaulay Library. eBird S35915680.
Beginning Arrivals What is this?
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | *** | 4/11 | 5/9 | 6/6 | 6/12 | After Jun 30 |
| Painted Bunting | ****! | 4/11 | 4/21 | 4/29 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Spotted Sandpiper | *** | 4/12 | 4/22 | 5/5 | 5/20 | 5/26 |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | *** | 4/12 | 4/23 | 4/29 | 5/11 | 5/17 |
| Least Sandpiper | *** | 4/13 | 4/22 | 5/2 | 5/18 | 5/24 |
| Acadian Flycatcher | *** | 4/13 | 4/23 | 6/5 | 6/16 | After Jun 30 |
| Golden-winged Warbler | ** | 4/13 | 4/24 | 4/29 | 5/5 | 5/15 |
| American Redstart | *** | 4/13 | 4/29 | 5/10 | 5/16 | 5/23 |
| Blackburnian Warbler | *** | 4/13 | 4/26 | 5/11 | 5/16 | 5/21 |
| Canada Warbler | ** | 4/13 | 5/7 | 5/13 | 5/20 | 5/25 |
| Wilson's Phalarope | *** | 4/14 | 4/21 | 5/4 | 5/18 | 5/26 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | *** | 4/14 | 4/24 | 5/12 | 5/22 | 5/26 |
| Yellow Warbler | *** | 4/14 | 4/25 | 5/1 | 5/17 | 5/22 |
| Mississippi Kite | *** | 4/17 | 4/24 | 5/7 | 5/22 | 5/26 |
| Dickcissel | ****! | 4/18 | 4/23 | 5/1 | 5/21 | 5/26 |
| Bobolink | *** | 4/18 | 4/25 | 5/4 | 5/8 | 5/21 |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | ** | 4/20 | 5/8 | 5/12 | 5/17 | 6/2 |
| Wilson's Warbler | *** | 4/20 | 4/30 | 5/11 | 5/19 | 5/23 |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | ** | 4/21 | 4/30 | 5/14 | 5/20 | 6/13 |
| Magnolia Warbler | ****! | 4/21 | 4/26 | 5/11 | 5/16 | 5/20 |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | *** | 4/22 | 4/27 | 5/1 | 5/16 | 5/18 |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | *** | 4/22 | 4/26 | 5/3 | 5/16 | 5/21 |
| Eastern Phoebe | *** | 4/23 | 4/26 | 5/8 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Philadelphia Vireo | *** | 4/23 | 4/27 | 5/1 | 5/16 | 5/20 |
| American Robin | *** | 4/23 | 4/28 | 5/7 | 5/23 | After Jun 30 |
| Least Flycatcher | *** | 4/24 | 4/30 | 5/12 | 5/19 | 5/23 |
| Mourning Warbler | ** | 4/24 | 5/9 | 5/13 | 5/20 | 5/26 |
Peaking Arrivals
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | ** | 3/8 | 3/17 | 4/24 | 5/2 | 5/7 |
| Black-necked Stilt | *** | 3/9 | 3/17 | 4/21 | 5/2 | 5/9 |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | ** | 3/2 | 3/17 | 5/4 | 5/24 | 6/2 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | *** | 3/7 | 3/18 | 4/29 | 5/23 | After Jun 30 |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | ** | 3/2 | 3/22 | 5/1 | 5/12 | After Jun 30 |
| Purple Martin | ** | 3/16 | 3/22 | 6/22 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Barn Swallow | *** | 3/10 | 3/22 | 5/2 | 5/19 | 5/27 |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | * | 3/2 | 3/23 | 4/28 | 5/18 | 5/28 |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | *** | 3/13 | 3/24 | 4/22 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | *** | 3/16 | 3/26 | 5/12 | 5/30 | After Jun 30 |
| Baird's Sandpiper | * | 3/9 | 3/29 | 5/3 | 5/19 | 5/28 |
| Chimney Swift | *** | 3/23 | 4/2 | 5/11 | 5/25 | 5/29 |
| Cliff Swallow | *** | 3/12 | 4/4 | 5/12 | 5/20 | 6/17 |
| Cattle Egret | *** | 3/18 | 4/5 | 4/21 | 5/2 | 5/8 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | *** | 3/15 | 4/6 | 4/26 | 5/17 | 5/23 |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | * | 3/15 | 4/6 | 5/24 | 5/31 | 6/3 |
| Lark Sparrow | ** | 3/16 | 4/6 | 5/1 | 5/29 | After Jun 30 |
| Eastern Kingbird | *** | 3/27 | 4/8 | 4/29 | 5/18 | 5/24 |
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | * | 3/2 | 4/9 | 5/1 | 5/16 | 5/20 |
| Sora | ** | 3/7 | 4/9 | 4/22 | 5/1 | 5/15 |
| Green Heron | *** | 3/26 | 4/10 | 4/28 | 5/18 | 5/22 |
| Chuck-will's-widow | ** | 3/29 | 4/10 | 4/24 | 6/25 | After Jun 30 |
| Whimbrel | ** | 4/5 | 4/11 | 4/25 | 5/4 | 6/1 |
| Least Tern | *** | 3/27 | 4/12 | 4/23 | 4/30 | 5/6 |
| Fulvous Whistling-Duck | * | 4/1 | 4/13 | 4/24 | 5/3 | 5/9 |
| Dunlin | * | 4/9 | 4/13 | 4/23 | 5/25 | 6/3 |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | * | 3/2 | 4/13 | 4/23 | 5/5 | 5/15 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | *** | 3/7 | 4/13 | 4/25 | 5/7 | 5/24 |
| Warbling Vireo | ** | 4/5 | 4/13 | 5/2 | 5/17 | 5/23 |
| Nashville Warbler | *** | 4/5 | 4/13 | 4/26 | 5/8 | 5/19 |
| Bronzed Cowbird | ** | 4/2 | 4/13 | 4/27 | 5/31 | 6/4 |
| Orchard Oriole | *** | 3/31 | 4/13 | 4/26 | 5/17 | 6/19 |
| Least Bittern | ** | 4/8 | 4/14 | 4/24 | 5/3 | 5/9 |
| White-faced Ibis | ** | 3/23 | 4/14 | 4/25 | 5/3 | 5/8 |
| Black-bellied Plover | ** | 4/9 | 4/14 | 4/24 | 5/20 | 5/28 |
| Ruddy Turnstone | ** | 4/8 | 4/14 | 4/23 | 5/24 | 5/31 |
| Stilt Sandpiper | * | 3/16 | 4/14 | 4/30 | 5/19 | 5/26 |
| Tennessee Warbler | *** | 4/10 | 4/14 | 4/27 | 5/15 | 5/19 |
| Kentucky Warbler | *** | 4/3 | 4/14 | 4/21 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | *** | 4/9 | 4/14 | 4/29 | 5/15 | 5/22 |
| Baltimore Oriole | *** | 4/10 | 4/14 | 4/27 | 5/5 | 5/19 |
| Semipalmated Plover | *** | 4/8 | 4/15 | 4/25 | 5/29 | 6/6 |
| Solitary Sandpiper | *** | 4/1 | 4/15 | 4/26 | 5/9 | 5/19 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | *** | 4/1 | 4/15 | 5/12 | 5/24 | After Jun 30 |
| Common Yellowthroat | *** | 4/5 | 4/15 | 5/2 | 5/16 | 5/24 |
| Summer Tanager | ****! | 4/3 | 4/15 | 4/25 | 4/30 | 5/17 |
| Northern Waterthrush | *** | 4/12 | 4/16 | 4/28 | 5/15 | 5/21 |
| Scarlet Tanager | *** | 4/11 | 4/16 | 4/24 | 5/7 | 5/12 |
| Indigo Bunting | ****! | 4/3 | 4/16 | 4/27 | 5/10 | 6/23 |
| Brown-crested Flycatcher | ** | 3/31 | 4/17 | 4/23 | 5/31 | 6/4 |
| Bell's Vireo | * | 4/5 | 4/17 | 4/28 | 6/1 | 6/9 |
| Swainson's Thrush | *** | 4/13 | 4/17 | 5/4 | 5/17 | 5/23 |
| Wood Thrush | *** | 4/12 | 4/17 | 4/26 | 5/8 | 6/20 |
| Gray Catbird | ****! | 4/12 | 4/17 | 4/27 | 5/8 | 5/17 |
| Ovenbird | *** | 4/11 | 4/17 | 4/29 | 5/9 | After Jun 30 |
| Black-and-white Warbler | *** | 3/7 | 4/17 | 4/27 | 5/7 | 5/17 |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | ****! | 4/12 | 4/17 | 4/28 | 5/5 | 5/16 |
| Blue Grosbeak | *** | 4/7 | 4/17 | 4/27 | 6/21 | 6/24 |
| Bullock's Oriole | * | 4/5 | 4/17 | 5/24 | 5/31 | After Jun 30 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | ** | 3/29 | 4/18 | 5/14 | 5/31 | 6/9 |
| Bank Swallow | * | 3/31 | 4/18 | 5/2 | 5/19 | 5/26 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | ** | 4/11 | 4/18 | 6/7 | 6/24 | After Jun 30 |
| White-crowned Sparrow | ** | 4/12 | 4/18 | 4/25 | 5/7 | 5/14 |
| Blackpoll Warbler | *** | 4/15 | 4/19 | 5/4 | 5/11 | 5/22 |
| Common Nighthawk | *** | 4/11 | 4/20 | 5/14 | 6/13 | After Jun 30 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | *** | 3/28 | 4/20 | 5/8 | 6/9 | After Jun 30 |
| Western Kingbird | *** | 4/7 | 4/20 | 5/10 | 5/30 | 6/2 |
| Veery | *** | 4/15 | 4/20 | 5/2 | 5/8 | 5/20 |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | *** | 4/15 | 4/20 | 4/26 | 5/16 | 5/21 |
| Wilson's Phalarope | *** | 4/14 | 4/21 | 5/4 | 5/18 | 5/26 |
| Painted Bunting | *** | 4/11 | 4/21 | 4/29 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Least Sandpiper | ** | 4/13 | 4/22 | 5/2 | 5/18 | 5/24 |
| Spotted Sandpiper | *** | 4/12 | 4/22 | 5/5 | 5/20 | 5/26 |
| Acadian Flycatcher | ** | 4/13 | 4/23 | 6/5 | 6/16 | After Jun 30 |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | ** | 4/12 | 4/23 | 4/29 | 5/11 | 5/17 |
| Dickcissel | *** | 4/18 | 4/23 | 5/1 | 5/21 | 5/26 |
| Mississippi Kite | *** | 4/17 | 4/24 | 5/7 | 5/22 | 5/26 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | *** | 4/14 | 4/24 | 5/12 | 5/22 | 5/26 |
| Golden-winged Warbler | ** | 4/13 | 4/24 | 4/29 | 5/5 | 5/15 |
| Yellow Warbler | *** | 4/14 | 4/25 | 5/1 | 5/17 | 5/22 |
| Bobolink | *** | 4/18 | 4/25 | 5/4 | 5/8 | 5/21 |
| Eastern Phoebe | *** | 4/23 | 4/26 | 5/8 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Magnolia Warbler | *** | 4/21 | 4/26 | 5/11 | 5/16 | 5/20 |
| Blackburnian Warbler | ** | 4/13 | 4/26 | 5/11 | 5/16 | 5/21 |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | *** | 4/22 | 4/26 | 5/3 | 5/16 | 5/21 |
| Philadelphia Vireo | *** | 4/23 | 4/27 | 5/1 | 5/16 | 5/20 |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | *** | 4/22 | 4/27 | 5/1 | 5/16 | 5/18 |
| American Robin | *** | 4/23 | 4/28 | 5/7 | 5/23 | After Jun 30 |
Beginning Departures
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Shoveler | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/28 | 5/21 |
| Northern Harrier | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/26 | 5/8 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | * | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/28 | 5/10 |
| American Coot | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/29 | 5/16 |
| Herring Gull | * | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/28 | 5/6 |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/28 | 5/11 |
| Palm Warbler | *** | - | 3/2 | 3/6 | 5/5 | 5/12 |
| Common Gallinule | * | - | 3/2 | 3/9 | 5/1 | 5/9 |
| Swamp Sparrow | ** | 3/2 | 3/6 | 3/10 | 4/28 | 5/6 |
| Savannah Sparrow | *** | 3/7 | 3/9 | 3/13 | 5/10 | 5/18 |
| Osprey | *** | 3/2 | 3/7 | 3/14 | 4/27 | 5/3 |
| Vesper Sparrow | * | 3/7 | 3/10 | 3/15 | 5/5 | 5/15 |
| Long-billed Curlew | * | 3/2 | 3/11 | 3/16 | 4/29 | 5/12 |
| Forster's Tern | * | 3/7 | 3/9 | 3/16 | 5/1 | 5/11 |
| Spotted Towhee | * | 3/2 | 3/11 | 3/21 | 4/28 | 5/10 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | *** | 3/2 | 3/7 | 3/25 | 4/21 | 5/3 |
| Couch's Kingbird | * | 3/2 | 3/12 | 3/27 | 5/1 | 5/30 |
| Cedar Waxwing | *** | 3/2 | 3/20 | 3/27 | 5/22 | 5/28 |
| American Golden-Plover | * | 3/2 | 3/22 | 3/29 | 5/1 | 5/13 |
| Greater Yellowlegs | ** | 3/2 | 3/10 | 4/1 | 5/3 | 5/18 |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | * | 3/14 | 3/22 | 4/2 | 5/24 | 6/13 |
| Blue-winged Teal | *** | 3/2 | 3/22 | 4/4 | 5/1 | 5/23 |
| Pine Siskin | * | 3/26 | 3/29 | 4/5 | 5/12 | 5/18 |
| Blue-headed Vireo | ** | 3/2 | 3/3 | 4/8 | 5/10 | 5/26 |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | ** | 3/2 | 3/8 | 4/9 | 4/25 | After Jun 30 |
| White-throated Sparrow | *** | 3/16 | 4/7 | 4/11 | 4/29 | 5/9 |
| Upland Sandpiper | * | 3/21 | 3/28 | 4/12 | 5/5 | 5/12 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | ** | 3/19 | 3/26 | 4/13 | 4/24 | 5/26 |
| Western Sandpiper | * | 3/2 | 3/7 | 4/14 | 5/22 | 5/31 |
| House Wren | ** | 3/18 | 3/27 | 4/14 | 4/26 | 5/18 |
| White-eyed Vireo | ** | 3/6 | 3/22 | 4/15 | 6/13 | 6/26 |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | *** | 3/2 | 3/7 | 4/16 | 5/8 | 5/17 |
| Brown Pelican | *** | - | 3/2 | 4/17 | 4/30 | 5/6 |
| Swainson's Hawk | ** | 3/17 | 3/29 | 4/18 | 5/6 | 6/1 |
| Gull-billed Tern | * | 3/15 | 4/10 | 4/18 | 5/2 | 5/8 |
| Sedge Wren | ** | 4/9 | 4/13 | 4/18 | 4/29 | 5/5 |
| Prothonotary Warbler | *** | 3/25 | 4/5 | 4/18 | 4/22 | 6/26 |
| Northern Parula | *** | 3/2 | 3/15 | 4/18 | 5/10 | 6/25 |
| Prairie Warbler | *** | 3/22 | 4/3 | 4/18 | 4/26 | 6/18 |
| American Avocet | ** | 3/19 | 4/10 | 4/19 | 5/5 | 5/11 |
| Sanderling | ** | 3/30 | 4/13 | 4/19 | 5/30 | 6/7 |
| Willet | *** | 3/8 | 4/12 | 4/19 | 4/30 | 5/7 |
| Franklin's Gull | * | 3/28 | 4/5 | 4/19 | 5/2 | 5/23 |
| Caspian Tern | ** | 3/17 | 4/13 | 4/19 | 5/2 | 5/8 |
| Royal Tern | *** | 3/2 | 4/6 | 4/19 | 4/30 | 5/6 |
| Sandwich Tern | ** | 3/15 | 4/13 | 4/19 | 4/30 | 5/7 |
| Marsh Wren | *** | 3/6 | 4/13 | 4/19 | 4/30 | 5/8 |
| Worm-eating Warbler | *** | 4/3 | 4/5 | 4/19 | 4/29 | 5/2 |
| Blue-winged Warbler | *** | 4/1 | 4/4 | 4/19 | 4/29 | 5/4 |
| Hooded Warbler | *** | 3/17 | 3/24 | 4/19 | 4/29 | 5/10 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | ** | 3/13 | 4/13 | 4/20 | 5/4 | 5/21 |
| Laughing Gull | *** | 3/2 | 4/12 | 4/20 | 5/1 | 5/7 |
| Cerulean Warbler | ** | 4/3 | 4/13 | 4/20 | 4/30 | 5/5 |
| Cattle Egret | *** | 3/18 | 4/5 | 4/21 | 5/2 | 5/8 |
| Black-necked Stilt | *** | 3/9 | 3/17 | 4/21 | 5/2 | 5/9 |
| Kentucky Warbler | * | 4/3 | 4/14 | 4/21 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Sora | *** | 3/7 | 4/9 | 4/22 | 5/1 | 5/15 |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | * | 3/13 | 3/24 | 4/22 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Ruddy Turnstone | ** | 4/8 | 4/14 | 4/23 | 5/24 | 5/31 |
| Dunlin | ** | 4/9 | 4/13 | 4/23 | 5/25 | 6/3 |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | *** | 3/2 | 4/13 | 4/23 | 5/5 | 5/15 |
| Least Tern | *** | 3/27 | 4/12 | 4/23 | 4/30 | 5/6 |
| Brown-crested Flycatcher | * | 3/31 | 4/17 | 4/23 | 5/31 | 6/4 |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | ** | 3/8 | 3/17 | 4/24 | 5/2 | 5/7 |
| Fulvous Whistling-Duck | * | 4/1 | 4/13 | 4/24 | 5/3 | 5/9 |
| Least Bittern | * | 4/8 | 4/14 | 4/24 | 5/3 | 5/9 |
| Black-bellied Plover | *** | 4/9 | 4/14 | 4/24 | 5/20 | 5/28 |
| Chuck-will's-widow | * | 3/29 | 4/10 | 4/24 | 6/25 | After Jun 30 |
| Scarlet Tanager | *** | 4/11 | 4/16 | 4/24 | 5/7 | 5/12 |
| White-faced Ibis | *** | 3/23 | 4/14 | 4/25 | 5/3 | 5/8 |
| Semipalmated Plover | ** | 4/8 | 4/15 | 4/25 | 5/29 | 6/6 |
| Whimbrel | ** | 4/5 | 4/11 | 4/25 | 5/4 | 6/1 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | *** | 3/7 | 4/13 | 4/25 | 5/7 | 5/24 |
| White-crowned Sparrow | *** | 4/12 | 4/18 | 4/25 | 5/7 | 5/14 |
| Summer Tanager | *** | 4/3 | 4/15 | 4/25 | 4/30 | 5/17 |
| Solitary Sandpiper | *** | 4/1 | 4/15 | 4/26 | 5/9 | 5/19 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | *** | 3/15 | 4/6 | 4/26 | 5/17 | 5/23 |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | ** | 4/15 | 4/20 | 4/26 | 5/16 | 5/21 |
| Wood Thrush | *** | 4/12 | 4/17 | 4/26 | 5/8 | 6/20 |
| Nashville Warbler | *** | 4/5 | 4/13 | 4/26 | 5/8 | 5/19 |
| Orchard Oriole | *** | 3/31 | 4/13 | 4/26 | 5/17 | 6/19 |
| Gray Catbird | *** | 4/12 | 4/17 | 4/27 | 5/8 | 5/17 |
| Black-and-white Warbler | *** | 3/7 | 4/17 | 4/27 | 5/7 | 5/17 |
| Tennessee Warbler | *** | 4/10 | 4/14 | 4/27 | 5/15 | 5/19 |
| Blue Grosbeak | * | 4/7 | 4/17 | 4/27 | 6/21 | 6/24 |
| Indigo Bunting | *** | 4/3 | 4/16 | 4/27 | 5/10 | 6/23 |
| Bronzed Cowbird | * | 4/2 | 4/13 | 4/27 | 5/31 | 6/4 |
| Baltimore Oriole | *** | 4/10 | 4/14 | 4/27 | 5/5 | 5/19 |
| Green Heron | * | 3/26 | 4/10 | 4/28 | 5/18 | 5/22 |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | ** | 3/2 | 3/23 | 4/28 | 5/18 | 5/28 |
| Bell's Vireo | * | 4/5 | 4/17 | 4/28 | 6/1 | 6/9 |
| Northern Waterthrush | *** | 4/12 | 4/16 | 4/28 | 5/15 | 5/21 |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | *** | 4/12 | 4/17 | 4/28 | 5/5 | 5/16 |
Ending Departures
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruddy Duck | * | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 3/3 | 5/2 |
| Harris's Sparrow | * | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 3/10 | 5/12 |
| Ring-billed Gull | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 3/14 | 5/7 |
| Tree Swallow | *** | 3/17 | 3/22 | 3/25 | 3/31 | 5/24 |
| American White Pelican | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/1 | 5/1 |
| Great Blue Heron | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/1 | 5/23 |
| Bald Eagle | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/1 | 5/22 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | *** | 3/2 | 3/4 | 3/7 | 4/1 | 5/13 |
| Wilson's Snipe | ** | 3/5 | 3/6 | 3/8 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| Common Loon | ** | 3/18 | 3/22 | 3/27 | 4/7 | 5/2 |
| Green-winged Teal | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/9 | 4/23 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | *** | 3/2 | 3/7 | 3/10 | 4/9 | 5/8 |
| Cinnamon Teal | * | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/10 | 5/8 |
| Pied-billed Grebe | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/13 | 5/5 |
| Belted Kingfisher | *** | 3/5 | 3/6 | 3/7 | 4/15 | 4/29 |
| Chipping Sparrow | *** | 3/9 | 3/18 | 4/1 | 4/16 | 5/16 |
| Cooper's Hawk | * | 3/2 | 3/3 | 3/11 | 4/17 | 5/20 |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | *** | 3/17 | 3/24 | 4/8 | 4/18 | 6/26 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | * | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/20 | 5/11 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | *** | 3/2 | 3/7 | 3/25 | 4/21 | 5/3 |
| Prothonotary Warbler | * | 3/25 | 4/5 | 4/18 | 4/22 | 6/26 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | ** | 3/19 | 3/26 | 4/13 | 4/24 | 5/26 |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | * | 3/2 | 3/8 | 4/9 | 4/25 | After Jun 30 |
| Northern Harrier | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/26 | 5/8 |
| House Wren | ** | 3/18 | 3/27 | 4/14 | 4/26 | 5/18 |
| Prairie Warbler | * | 3/22 | 4/3 | 4/18 | 4/26 | 6/18 |
| Osprey | *** | 3/2 | 3/7 | 3/14 | 4/27 | 5/3 |
| Northern Shoveler | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/28 | 5/21 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | * | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/28 | 5/10 |
| Herring Gull | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/28 | 5/6 |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/28 | 5/11 |
| Swamp Sparrow | *** | 3/2 | 3/6 | 3/10 | 4/28 | 5/6 |
| Spotted Towhee | * | 3/2 | 3/11 | 3/21 | 4/28 | 5/10 |
Weekly mean spring nocturnal migration activity and direction of movement in the Gulf of Mexico region for the week of 20-26 April, 1995 to 2015. Circular buffers around radar stations represent migration activity scaled to radar reflectivity (a measure of biological activity), with weekly activity represented by size scaled to the activity at KCRP Corpus Christi and seasonal activity represented by colors scaled to the most intense movements of the spring period (L: light, M: moderate, H:heavy); arrows represent mean track direction (a measure of the direction birds are traveling) derived from radial velocity.
Great Plains
A slow start from the migration perspective comes to the region for the weekend, with local light to moderate flights primarily in northern and central reaches of the region. This changes by Sunday and Monday, when more favorable southerly flow spawns moderate to locally very heavy flights around the region. An arriving disturbance shuts down movements briefly for Tuesday but flights return to the region on Wednesday night; moderate flights will be local in more western portions of the Plains, as the disturbance remains disorganized. Thursday night sees the intensification of a frontal boundary with the in place disturbance; areas to the south and east of the boundary will experience moderate to very heavy flights, whereas areas to the north and west will see little to no movement.
Red-headed Woodpecker. Nancy Christensen/Macaulay Library. eBird S36102616.
Species on the Move
Beginning Arrivals What is this?
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown-headed Cowbird | ****! | 3/14 | 4/21 | 5/11 | 5/19 | 6/10 |
| Eastern Towhee | ** | 3/23 | 4/26 | 5/9 | 5/22 | 5/31 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | *** | 3/29 | 4/21 | 4/26 | 5/22 | 5/29 |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | *** | 3/30 | 4/21 | 5/4 | 5/21 | 5/27 |
| Chipping Sparrow | ****! | 3/31 | 4/26 | 5/6 | 5/18 | 5/27 |
| Brown Thrasher | ****! | 4/2 | 4/28 | 5/7 | 6/9 | 6/29 |
| Barn Swallow | ****! | 4/3 | 4/22 | 5/18 | 6/29 | After Jun 30 |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | *** | 4/5 | 5/27 | After Jun 30 | - | - |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | *** | 4/6 | 4/28 | 5/4 | 5/14 | 5/21 |
| Cassin's Sparrow | * | 4/7 | 5/1 | 6/13 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Marbled Godwit | * | 4/9 | 6/5 | 6/13 | 6/21 | After Jun 30 |
| Cliff Swallow | *** | 4/11 | 4/23 | 6/16 | 6/24 | After Jun 30 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | ****! | 4/11 | 4/28 | 5/4 | 5/15 | 5/23 |
| Green Heron | *** | 4/12 | 4/23 | 5/14 | 6/5 | 6/11 |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | * | 4/12 | 6/4 | 6/13 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Peregrine Falcon | ** | 4/12 | 4/21 | 5/4 | 5/16 | 5/27 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | *** | 4/13 | 4/21 | 5/15 | 5/24 | 6/2 |
| Bank Swallow | *** | 4/13 | 4/27 | 5/15 | 5/24 | After Jun 30 |
| Wilson's Phalarope | ****! | 4/16 | 4/21 | 4/28 | 5/22 | After Jun 30 |
| Solitary Sandpiper | *** | 4/16 | 4/25 | 5/3 | 5/11 | 5/23 |
| Chimney Swift | ****! | 4/16 | 4/26 | 5/13 | 6/9 | 6/14 |
| House Wren | ****! | 4/16 | 4/28 | 5/12 | 5/21 | 6/9 |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | *** | 4/17 | 4/21 | 5/1 | 5/20 | 5/27 |
| Willet | *** | 4/17 | 4/22 | 4/29 | 5/6 | After Jun 30 |
| Harris's Sparrow | *** | 4/17 | 4/23 | 5/2 | 5/13 | 5/22 |
| Least Sandpiper | *** | 4/18 | 4/21 | 5/14 | 5/21 | 5/27 |
| Spotted Sandpiper | ****! | 4/18 | 4/28 | 5/12 | 5/24 | 6/1 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | *** | 4/18 | 5/1 | 5/16 | 5/23 | 6/12 |
| Eastern Kingbird | ****! | 4/18 | 4/30 | 5/24 | 6/24 | 6/26 |
| White-throated Sparrow | *** | 4/18 | 4/25 | 5/1 | 5/11 | 5/23 |
| White-crowned Sparrow | ****! | 4/19 | 4/28 | 5/4 | 5/14 | 5/21 |
| Western Kingbird | ****! | 4/20 | 4/26 | 6/6 | 6/26 | After Jun 30 |
| Warbling Vireo | ****! | 4/20 | 4/29 | 5/15 | 5/23 | After Jun 30 |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | ****! | 4/21 | 4/28 | 5/5 | 5/15 | 5/22 |
| Kentucky Warbler | *** | 4/21 | 5/2 | 5/12 | 5/29 | 6/5 |
| Summer Tanager | ****! | 4/21 | 5/1 | 5/10 | 5/18 | After Jun 30 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | ****! | 4/23 | 4/30 | 5/12 | 6/26 | After Jun 30 |
| Painted Bunting | *** | 4/23 | 5/1 | 6/3 | 6/29 | After Jun 30 |
| Dickcissel | ****! | 4/23 | 5/1 | After Jun 30 | - | - |
| Baltimore Oriole | ****! | 4/23 | 4/30 | 5/12 | 5/23 | 6/27 |
| Mississippi Kite | *** | 4/24 | 5/3 | 5/16 | 6/12 | 6/15 |
| Palm Warbler | *** | 4/24 | 4/29 | 5/5 | 5/24 | 5/26 |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | ****! | 4/24 | 5/1 | 5/9 | 5/18 | 5/24 |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | *** | 4/25 | 5/1 | 5/11 | 5/27 | After Jun 30 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | ****! | 4/25 | 5/2 | 5/27 | 6/4 | After Jun 30 |
| Common Yellowthroat | ****! | 4/25 | 5/3 | 5/18 | 6/24 | 6/29 |
| Scarlet Tanager | *** | 4/25 | 5/4 | 5/20 | 6/6 | 6/11 |
| Bell's Vireo | *** | 4/26 | 5/6 | 6/3 | 6/9 | 6/28 |
| Blue-headed Vireo | *** | 4/26 | 4/30 | 5/9 | 5/19 | 5/23 |
| Wood Thrush | *** | 4/26 | 5/2 | 5/13 | 5/21 | 6/3 |
| Black-and-white Warbler | ****! | 4/26 | 5/3 | 5/9 | 5/13 | 6/5 |
| Nashville Warbler | ****! | 4/26 | 4/30 | 5/7 | 5/20 | 5/26 |
| Indigo Bunting | ****! | 4/26 | 5/2 | 5/10 | 6/5 | After Jun 30 |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | ****! | 4/28 | 5/5 | 5/15 | 6/4 | 6/8 |
| Sedge Wren | * | 4/28 | 6/11 | 6/14 | 6/20 | 6/23 |
| Swainson's Thrush | ****! | 4/28 | 5/5 | 5/12 | 5/23 | 5/30 |
| Northern Waterthrush | *** | 4/28 | 5/3 | 5/11 | 5/23 | 5/28 |
| Lark Bunting | *** | 4/28 | 5/9 | 5/31 | 6/24 | After Jun 30 |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | *** | 4/28 | 5/7 | 6/4 | After Jun 30 | - |
Peaking Arrivals
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Phoebe | *** | 3/2 | 3/12 | 5/5 | 5/18 | After Jun 30 |
| Common Grackle | *** | 3/2 | 3/13 | 5/21 | 6/11 | After Jun 30 |
| American White Pelican | *** | 3/13 | 3/16 | 4/21 | 4/29 | 6/27 |
| Blue-winged Teal | ****! | 3/11 | 3/19 | 4/23 | 5/23 | 6/25 |
| Great Blue Heron | *** | 3/2 | 3/22 | 4/24 | 5/19 | After Jun 30 |
| Wood Duck | ** | 3/2 | 3/24 | 5/6 | 5/24 | 6/7 |
| Baird's Sandpiper | *** | 3/14 | 3/27 | 4/24 | 5/24 | 6/2 |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | ** | 3/25 | 3/28 | 5/16 | 5/24 | 5/30 |
| Turkey Vulture | *** | 3/14 | 3/30 | 5/9 | 5/18 | After Jun 30 |
| Field Sparrow | *** | 3/12 | 3/31 | 4/28 | 5/11 | 5/18 |
| Vesper Sparrow | *** | 3/24 | 3/31 | 4/22 | 5/1 | 5/9 |
| Tree Swallow | *** | 3/24 | 4/1 | 5/1 | 6/25 | After Jun 30 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | *** | 3/26 | 4/1 | 5/1 | 5/12 | 5/24 |
| Hermit Thrush | * | 3/23 | 4/2 | 4/22 | 5/10 | 5/18 |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | ** | 3/25 | 4/2 | 5/5 | 5/17 | 5/22 |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | * | 3/17 | 4/2 | 4/23 | 5/20 | 6/5 |
| White-eyed Vireo | * | 3/19 | 4/4 | 5/23 | 6/12 | After Jun 30 |
| Purple Martin | *** | 3/20 | 4/4 | 5/7 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | *** | 3/26 | 4/5 | 5/6 | 5/17 | 5/22 |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | *** | 3/28 | 4/7 | 4/25 | 6/12 | After Jun 30 |
| Great Egret | *** | 3/24 | 4/8 | 4/24 | 5/8 | After Jun 30 |
| Northern Parula | *** | 4/1 | 4/8 | 5/7 | 5/18 | 5/24 |
| Swainson's Hawk | *** | 3/31 | 4/9 | 4/23 | 5/2 | After Jun 30 |
| American Coot | *** | 3/14 | 4/9 | 4/21 | 4/30 | 5/26 |
| Little Blue Heron | ** | 3/29 | 4/10 | 4/29 | 5/8 | 5/18 |
| Snowy Egret | *** | 4/1 | 4/12 | 4/27 | 6/29 | After Jun 30 |
| Osprey | *** | 4/6 | 4/13 | 4/23 | 5/5 | 5/9 |
| Franklin's Gull | *** | 4/2 | 4/13 | 4/23 | 5/1 | 5/24 |
| Say's Phoebe | * | 3/23 | 4/14 | 6/11 | 6/26 | After Jun 30 |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | ** | 4/7 | 4/14 | 6/15 | 6/20 | 6/24 |
| Western Grebe | * | 4/1 | 4/16 | 6/12 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Cattle Egret | * | 3/30 | 4/16 | 6/22 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Eared Grebe | *** | 4/7 | 4/17 | 4/26 | 6/21 | After Jun 30 |
| Sora | ** | 4/10 | 4/17 | 5/17 | 6/21 | After Jun 30 |
| Black-necked Stilt | ** | 4/9 | 4/17 | 4/26 | 5/2 | After Jun 30 |
| American Avocet | *** | 4/9 | 4/17 | 4/25 | 6/23 | After Jun 30 |
| Hudsonian Godwit | *** | 4/11 | 4/17 | 4/23 | 4/29 | 5/26 |
| Savannah Sparrow | *** | 3/16 | 4/17 | 4/24 | 5/7 | 6/23 |
| White-faced Ibis | *** | 4/9 | 4/18 | 4/26 | 5/23 | After Jun 30 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | *** | 4/6 | 4/20 | 4/29 | 5/21 | 5/27 |
| Semipalmated Plover | *** | 4/13 | 4/20 | 4/25 | 5/24 | 6/1 |
| Upland Sandpiper | *** | 4/3 | 4/20 | 5/6 | 5/11 | 5/18 |
| Forster's Tern | ** | 4/13 | 4/20 | 5/13 | 5/20 | After Jun 30 |
| Prothonotary Warbler | ** | 4/6 | 4/20 | 5/7 | 5/21 | 6/4 |
| Lark Sparrow | *** | 4/7 | 4/20 | 5/8 | 5/16 | After Jun 30 |
| Least Sandpiper | *** | 4/18 | 4/21 | 5/14 | 5/21 | 5/27 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | *** | 4/13 | 4/21 | 5/15 | 5/24 | 6/2 |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | *** | 4/17 | 4/21 | 5/1 | 5/20 | 5/27 |
| Wilson's Phalarope | ****! | 4/16 | 4/21 | 4/28 | 5/22 | After Jun 30 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | *** | 3/29 | 4/21 | 4/26 | 5/22 | 5/29 |
| Peregrine Falcon | ** | 4/12 | 4/21 | 5/4 | 5/16 | 5/27 |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | *** | 3/30 | 4/21 | 5/4 | 5/21 | 5/27 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | *** | 3/14 | 4/21 | 5/11 | 5/19 | 6/10 |
| Willet | *** | 4/17 | 4/22 | 4/29 | 5/6 | After Jun 30 |
| Barn Swallow | ****! | 4/3 | 4/22 | 5/18 | 6/29 | After Jun 30 |
| Green Heron | *** | 4/12 | 4/23 | 5/14 | 6/5 | 6/11 |
| Cliff Swallow | *** | 4/11 | 4/23 | 6/16 | 6/24 | After Jun 30 |
| Harris's Sparrow | *** | 4/17 | 4/23 | 5/2 | 5/13 | 5/22 |
| Solitary Sandpiper | *** | 4/16 | 4/25 | 5/3 | 5/11 | 5/23 |
| White-throated Sparrow | *** | 4/18 | 4/25 | 5/1 | 5/11 | 5/23 |
| Chimney Swift | *** | 4/16 | 4/26 | 5/13 | 6/9 | 6/14 |
| Western Kingbird | *** | 4/20 | 4/26 | 6/6 | 6/26 | After Jun 30 |
| Chipping Sparrow | ****! | 3/31 | 4/26 | 5/6 | 5/18 | 5/27 |
| Eastern Towhee | ** | 3/23 | 4/26 | 5/9 | 5/22 | 5/31 |
| Bank Swallow | *** | 4/13 | 4/27 | 5/15 | 5/24 | After Jun 30 |
| Spotted Sandpiper | *** | 4/18 | 4/28 | 5/12 | 5/24 | 6/1 |
| House Wren | ****! | 4/16 | 4/28 | 5/12 | 5/21 | 6/9 |
| Brown Thrasher | ****! | 4/2 | 4/28 | 5/7 | 6/9 | 6/29 |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | ****! | 4/21 | 4/28 | 5/5 | 5/15 | 5/22 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | ****! | 4/11 | 4/28 | 5/4 | 5/15 | 5/23 |
| White-crowned Sparrow | ****! | 4/19 | 4/28 | 5/4 | 5/14 | 5/21 |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | *** | 4/6 | 4/28 | 5/4 | 5/14 | 5/21 |
Beginning Departures
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Pintail | ** | - | 3/2 | 3/12 | 6/25 | After Jun 30 |
| Northern Harrier | *** | 3/2 | 3/7 | 3/17 | 4/26 | After Jun 30 |
| American Wigeon | *** | - | 3/2 | 3/24 | 4/27 | After Jun 30 |
| Gadwall | *** | 3/11 | 3/17 | 3/25 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Green-winged Teal | *** | 3/2 | 3/13 | 3/27 | 4/27 | 5/8 |
| Lesser Scaup | *** | 3/2 | 3/17 | 3/28 | 4/29 | After Jun 30 |
| American Kestrel | *** | - | 3/2 | 3/30 | 4/26 | 5/5 |
| Killdeer | ** | 3/2 | 3/7 | 3/31 | 5/2 | After Jun 30 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | ** | 3/23 | 3/29 | 4/5 | 4/28 | 5/13 |
| Ruddy Duck | *** | 3/2 | 3/16 | 4/6 | 5/5 | After Jun 30 |
| Common Loon | * | 3/16 | 3/24 | 4/6 | 5/8 | 5/14 |
| Belted Kingfisher | ** | 3/2 | 3/23 | 4/9 | 5/20 | 6/4 |
| Northern Shoveler | *** | 3/10 | 3/16 | 4/14 | 5/1 | After Jun 30 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | *** | 3/12 | 3/28 | 4/14 | 4/29 | After Jun 30 |
| Horned Grebe | ** | 3/9 | 3/17 | 4/16 | 5/6 | 5/18 |
| Wilson's Snipe | * | 3/2 | 4/8 | 4/17 | 6/20 | After Jun 30 |
| Pied-billed Grebe | *** | 3/16 | 4/8 | 4/18 | 4/30 | 5/11 |
| Bonaparte's Gull | *** | 3/29 | 4/6 | 4/18 | 5/1 | 5/13 |
| American Pipit | ** | 3/2 | 3/14 | 4/19 | 5/7 | 5/18 |
| Greater Yellowlegs | *** | 3/12 | 3/22 | 4/20 | 4/30 | 5/9 |
| American White Pelican | *** | 3/13 | 3/16 | 4/21 | 4/29 | 6/27 |
| American Coot | *** | 3/14 | 4/9 | 4/21 | 4/30 | 5/26 |
| Hermit Thrush | ** | 3/23 | 4/2 | 4/22 | 5/10 | 5/18 |
| Vesper Sparrow | *** | 3/24 | 3/31 | 4/22 | 5/1 | 5/9 |
| Blue-winged Teal | *** | 3/11 | 3/19 | 4/23 | 5/23 | 6/25 |
| Osprey | *** | 4/6 | 4/13 | 4/23 | 5/5 | 5/9 |
| Swainson's Hawk | *** | 3/31 | 4/9 | 4/23 | 5/2 | After Jun 30 |
| Hudsonian Godwit | *** | 4/11 | 4/17 | 4/23 | 4/29 | 5/26 |
| Franklin's Gull | *** | 4/2 | 4/13 | 4/23 | 5/1 | 5/24 |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | * | 3/17 | 4/2 | 4/23 | 5/20 | 6/5 |
| Great Blue Heron | *** | 3/2 | 3/22 | 4/24 | 5/19 | After Jun 30 |
| Great Egret | *** | 3/24 | 4/8 | 4/24 | 5/8 | After Jun 30 |
| Baird's Sandpiper | *** | 3/14 | 3/27 | 4/24 | 5/24 | 6/2 |
| Savannah Sparrow | *** | 3/16 | 4/17 | 4/24 | 5/7 | 6/23 |
| American Avocet | ** | 4/9 | 4/17 | 4/25 | 6/23 | After Jun 30 |
| Semipalmated Plover | ** | 4/13 | 4/20 | 4/25 | 5/24 | 6/1 |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | * | 3/28 | 4/7 | 4/25 | 6/12 | After Jun 30 |
| Eared Grebe | ** | 4/7 | 4/17 | 4/26 | 6/21 | After Jun 30 |
| White-faced Ibis | ** | 4/9 | 4/18 | 4/26 | 5/23 | After Jun 30 |
| Black-necked Stilt | * | 4/9 | 4/17 | 4/26 | 5/2 | After Jun 30 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | *** | 3/29 | 4/21 | 4/26 | 5/22 | 5/29 |
| Snowy Egret | * | 4/1 | 4/12 | 4/27 | 6/29 | After Jun 30 |
| Wilson's Phalarope | *** | 4/16 | 4/21 | 4/28 | 5/22 | After Jun 30 |
| Field Sparrow | ** | 3/12 | 3/31 | 4/28 | 5/11 | 5/18 |
Ending Departures
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooded Merganser | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 3/5 | 4/27 |
| Brown Creeper | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 3/6 | 4/23 |
| Redhead | ** | - | 3/2 | 3/14 | 3/29 | After Jun 30 |
| Ring-necked Duck | *** | - | 3/2 | 3/19 | 4/2 | 5/7 |
| Herring Gull | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/2 | 4/30 |
| Bufflehead | *** | 3/2 | 3/14 | 3/23 | 4/6 | 5/8 |
| Ring-billed Gull | *** | 3/2 | 3/10 | 3/18 | 4/8 | After Jun 30 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | *** | 3/16 | 3/18 | 3/21 | 4/8 | 4/21 |
| Fox Sparrow | *** | 3/13 | 3/20 | 3/28 | 4/10 | 4/22 |
| Song Sparrow | ** | 3/12 | 3/17 | 3/31 | 4/11 | After Jun 30 |
| Northern Harrier | ** | 3/2 | 3/7 | 3/17 | 4/26 | After Jun 30 |
| American Kestrel | *** | - | 3/2 | 3/30 | 4/26 | 5/5 |
| American Wigeon | ** | - | 3/2 | 3/24 | 4/27 | After Jun 30 |
| Green-winged Teal | *** | 3/2 | 3/13 | 3/27 | 4/27 | 5/8 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | ** | 3/23 | 3/29 | 4/5 | 4/28 | 5/13 |
West
Light to moderate flights will occur in many areas of the region on Saturday night, where conditions are favorable primarily away form the Pacific Coast and associated mountain ranges. The northern and eastern Rockies may see more intense movements in favorable conditions on this night and Sunday night. This pattern or one similar to it will persist for several days, but movements will become increasingly southerly in their distribution as precipitation arrives in more northern areas. The distribution of movements will be increasingly restricted to the Desert Southwest and southern Rockies to end the period, where conditions will be favorable on Wednesday and Thursday night for moderate flights.
MacGillivray’s Warbler. Frank Lospalluto/Macaulay Library. eBird S36076050.
Species on the Move
Beginning Arrivals What is this?
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | *** | 3/2 | 4/23 | 5/8 | 5/29 | After Jun 30 |
| Pacific-slope Flycatcher | *** | 3/16 | 4/25 | 5/31 | 6/22 | After Jun 30 |
| Western Kingbird | *** | 3/19 | 4/30 | 5/15 | 6/4 | 6/10 |
| Cliff Swallow | *** | 3/19 | 4/26 | 6/19 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Barn Swallow | *** | 3/30 | 4/23 | 5/19 | 6/1 | 6/12 |
| Green Heron | * | 4/3 | 4/21 | 5/10 | 5/28 | 6/8 |
| Dunlin | ** | 4/8 | 4/23 | 4/27 | 5/7 | 5/15 |
| Least Sandpiper | *** | 4/8 | 4/22 | 4/28 | 5/7 | 5/15 |
| Hammond's Flycatcher | ** | 4/10 | 4/21 | 6/10 | 6/25 | After Jun 30 |
| Chipping Sparrow | *** | 4/10 | 5/6 | 5/14 | 5/21 | 5/26 |
| Forster's Tern | ** | 4/11 | 4/24 | 5/9 | 5/19 | 6/11 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | ****! | 4/11 | 5/3 | 5/17 | 6/1 | 6/20 |
| Vaux's Swift | *** | 4/12 | 4/23 | 5/8 | 5/12 | 5/21 |
| Bank Swallow | ** | 4/12 | 4/25 | 5/19 | 5/31 | 6/8 |
| Wilson's Warbler | ****! | 4/12 | 4/24 | 5/10 | 6/1 | 6/6 |
| Lazuli Bunting | *** | 4/12 | 4/25 | 5/16 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Hermit Warbler | *** | 4/13 | 4/24 | 5/7 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Semipalmated Plover | *** | 4/16 | 4/23 | 4/30 | 5/7 | 5/14 |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | *** | 4/17 | 5/1 | 6/3 | 6/17 | 6/27 |
| Dusky Flycatcher | ** | 4/17 | 5/6 | 6/9 | 6/25 | After Jun 30 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | *** | 4/17 | 5/6 | 5/25 | 6/16 | 6/23 |
| House Wren | *** | 4/18 | 5/1 | 5/24 | 6/17 | 6/22 |
| Calliope Hummingbird | * | 4/19 | 6/8 | 6/14 | 6/25 | After Jun 30 |
| Warbling Vireo | *** | 4/19 | 5/1 | 6/3 | 6/25 | After Jun 30 |
| Green-tailed Towhee | *** | 4/19 | 4/23 | 5/11 | 5/17 | 5/22 |
| Townsend's Warbler | *** | 4/20 | 4/25 | 5/9 | 5/19 | 6/3 |
| Red-necked Phalarope | *** | 4/21 | 4/25 | 5/15 | 5/27 | 6/1 |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | *** | 4/22 | 4/28 | 5/3 | 5/9 | 5/24 |
| Spotted Sandpiper | *** | 4/22 | 5/2 | 5/13 | 5/27 | 6/3 |
| Western Tanager | ****! | 4/22 | 5/4 | 5/21 | 5/31 | 6/9 |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | ****! | 4/22 | 5/4 | 5/23 | 6/5 | 6/26 |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | *** | 4/24 | 5/7 | 5/23 | 6/15 | 6/18 |
| Wilson's Phalarope | *** | 4/26 | 4/29 | 5/14 | 5/20 | 6/2 |
| Swainson's Thrush | *** | 4/28 | 5/10 | After Jun 30 | - | - |
Peaking Arrivals
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violet-green Swallow | *** | 3/2 | 3/17 | 5/18 | 5/24 | 5/29 |
| Hooded Oriole | ** | 3/12 | 3/26 | 4/28 | 5/15 | 6/14 |
| Tree Swallow | *** | 3/2 | 4/2 | 5/12 | 5/29 | 6/11 |
| White-throated Swift | * | 3/2 | 4/3 | 5/29 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Osprey | *** | 3/22 | 4/4 | 4/21 | 4/30 | 5/23 |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | *** | 3/20 | 4/4 | 5/1 | 5/15 | 5/22 |
| Black-necked Stilt | ** | 3/28 | 4/6 | 4/28 | 5/10 | 6/4 |
| American Avocet | ** | 3/28 | 4/6 | 4/29 | 5/10 | 6/6 |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | *** | 3/16 | 4/6 | 5/17 | 5/30 | 6/10 |
| Common Yellowthroat | *** | 3/19 | 4/7 | 5/19 | 6/11 | 6/16 |
| Swainson's Hawk | ** | 3/28 | 4/8 | 5/1 | 5/31 | 6/5 |
| Savannah Sparrow | ** | 3/26 | 4/8 | 4/25 | 5/5 | 5/19 |
| Eared Grebe | * | 3/27 | 4/9 | 4/21 | 5/8 | 6/1 |
| Willet | ** | 4/7 | 4/9 | 4/30 | 5/6 | 5/10 |
| Black-bellied Plover | * | 4/6 | 4/10 | 4/23 | 5/7 | 5/27 |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | ** | 4/1 | 4/10 | 5/14 | 5/30 | 6/3 |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | *** | 3/27 | 4/13 | 4/27 | 5/7 | 6/10 |
| Caspian Tern | ** | 3/25 | 4/14 | 4/28 | 5/6 | 5/12 |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | *** | 4/5 | 4/14 | 5/8 | 6/9 | 6/19 |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | * | 4/10 | 4/15 | 4/22 | 5/5 | 5/14 |
| Nashville Warbler | *** | 3/30 | 4/15 | 4/27 | 5/7 | 6/26 |
| Brewer's Blackbird | ** | 3/31 | 4/15 | 5/29 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Marbled Godwit | ** | 4/10 | 4/16 | 4/25 | 5/6 | 5/11 |
| Western Sandpiper | *** | 4/10 | 4/16 | 4/29 | 5/7 | 5/14 |
| Whimbrel | * | 3/16 | 4/18 | 4/29 | 5/8 | 5/21 |
| Cassin's Vireo | ** | 3/28 | 4/18 | 5/9 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Green Heron | * | 4/3 | 4/21 | 5/10 | 5/28 | 6/8 |
| Hammond's Flycatcher | * | 4/10 | 4/21 | 6/10 | 6/25 | After Jun 30 |
| Least Sandpiper | *** | 4/8 | 4/22 | 4/28 | 5/7 | 5/15 |
| Semipalmated Plover | *** | 4/16 | 4/23 | 4/30 | 5/7 | 5/14 |
| Dunlin | ** | 4/8 | 4/23 | 4/27 | 5/7 | 5/15 |
| Vaux's Swift | ** | 4/12 | 4/23 | 5/8 | 5/12 | 5/21 |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | ** | 3/2 | 4/23 | 5/8 | 5/29 | After Jun 30 |
| Barn Swallow | *** | 3/30 | 4/23 | 5/19 | 6/1 | 6/12 |
| Green-tailed Towhee | ** | 4/19 | 4/23 | 5/11 | 5/17 | 5/22 |
| Forster's Tern | ** | 4/11 | 4/24 | 5/9 | 5/19 | 6/11 |
| Hermit Warbler | ** | 4/13 | 4/24 | 5/7 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Wilson's Warbler | *** | 4/12 | 4/24 | 5/10 | 6/1 | 6/6 |
| Red-necked Phalarope | ** | 4/21 | 4/25 | 5/15 | 5/27 | 6/1 |
| Pacific-slope Flycatcher | ** | 3/16 | 4/25 | 5/31 | 6/22 | After Jun 30 |
| Bank Swallow | ** | 4/12 | 4/25 | 5/19 | 5/31 | 6/8 |
| Townsend's Warbler | *** | 4/20 | 4/25 | 5/9 | 5/19 | 6/3 |
| Lazuli Bunting | *** | 4/12 | 4/25 | 5/16 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Cliff Swallow | *** | 3/19 | 4/26 | 6/19 | After Jun 30 | - |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | *** | 4/22 | 4/28 | 5/3 | 5/9 | 5/24 |
Beginning Departures
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cackling Goose | * | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 5/1 | 5/13 |
| Greater Scaup | * | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 5/5 | 5/21 |
| Bufflehead | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/28 | 5/19 |
| Common Merganser | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/22 | 5/17 |
| Ruddy Duck | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 5/17 | 6/3 |
| Horned Grebe | * | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 5/1 | 5/12 |
| American Coot | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/30 | 6/4 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | *** | - | 3/2 | 3/9 | 4/25 | 5/17 |
| Ring-necked Duck | ** | - | 3/2 | 3/10 | 4/30 | 5/17 |
| Lesser Scaup | ** | 3/2 | 3/11 | 3/15 | 4/27 | 5/21 |
| Surf Scoter | * | 3/15 | 3/18 | 3/21 | 5/3 | 5/21 |
| Green-winged Teal | *** | 3/20 | 3/22 | 3/26 | 5/2 | 5/12 |
| Broad-billed Hummingbird | * | 3/2 | 3/14 | 3/28 | 6/1 | 6/6 |
| Cooper's Hawk | * | 3/2 | 3/14 | 3/29 | 5/14 | 5/26 |
| Northern Shoveler | *** | 3/20 | 3/25 | 4/8 | 5/5 | 6/2 |
| Rufous Hummingbird | * | 3/2 | 3/19 | 4/8 | 5/6 | 5/20 |
| Mountain Bluebird | * | 3/2 | 3/9 | 4/10 | 4/23 | 4/27 |
| White-crowned Sparrow | *** | 3/20 | 3/27 | 4/11 | 4/26 | 5/23 |
| Gadwall | ** | 3/9 | 3/23 | 4/13 | 5/19 | After Jun 30 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | * | 4/7 | 4/10 | 4/13 | 5/3 | 5/20 |
| American Pipit | ** | 4/2 | 4/8 | 4/13 | 5/8 | 5/18 |
| Golden-crowned Sparrow | *** | 4/1 | 4/5 | 4/15 | 4/28 | 5/15 |
| Greater Yellowlegs | *** | 3/25 | 4/6 | 4/16 | 5/2 | 5/11 |
| Cinnamon Teal | ** | 3/2 | 4/7 | 4/19 | 5/8 | 6/6 |
| Common Loon | ** | 3/31 | 4/12 | 4/19 | 5/3 | 5/12 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | *** | 4/2 | 4/14 | 4/19 | 5/18 | 5/28 |
| Brant | * | 4/10 | 4/15 | 4/20 | 5/1 | 5/14 |
| Eared Grebe | ** | 3/27 | 4/9 | 4/21 | 5/8 | 6/1 |
| Osprey | ** | 3/22 | 4/4 | 4/21 | 4/30 | 5/23 |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | * | 4/10 | 4/15 | 4/22 | 5/5 | 5/14 |
| Black-bellied Plover | * | 4/6 | 4/10 | 4/23 | 5/7 | 5/27 |
| Marbled Godwit | ** | 4/10 | 4/16 | 4/25 | 5/6 | 5/11 |
| Savannah Sparrow | ** | 3/26 | 4/8 | 4/25 | 5/5 | 5/19 |
| Dunlin | *** | 4/8 | 4/23 | 4/27 | 5/7 | 5/15 |
| Nashville Warbler | ** | 3/30 | 4/15 | 4/27 | 5/7 | 6/26 |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | ** | 3/27 | 4/13 | 4/27 | 5/7 | 6/10 |
| Black-necked Stilt | ** | 3/28 | 4/6 | 4/28 | 5/10 | 6/4 |
| Least Sandpiper | *** | 4/8 | 4/22 | 4/28 | 5/7 | 5/15 |
| Caspian Tern | ** | 3/25 | 4/14 | 4/28 | 5/6 | 5/12 |
| Hooded Oriole | * | 3/12 | 3/26 | 4/28 | 5/15 | 6/14 |
Ending Departures
| Species | Noticeability | Migrants Begin Arriving | Rapid Migrant Influx | Peak | Rapid Migrant Departure | Last Migrants Depart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glaucous-winged Gull | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 3/3 | 5/13 |
| Mew Gull | * | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 3/7 | 5/3 |
| Ring-billed Gull | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 3/17 | 5/1 |
| Northern Pintail | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 3/22 | 5/14 |
| Varied Thrush | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/5 | 4/27 |
| Hooded Merganser | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/8 | 5/2 |
| Common Goldeneye | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/9 | 4/26 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | *** | 3/2 | 3/3 | 3/9 | 4/10 | 4/24 |
| American Wigeon | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/14 | 5/17 |
| Canvasback | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/17 | 4/30 |
| Pied-billed Grebe | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/20 | 5/31 |
| Common Merganser | ** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/22 | 5/17 |
| Mountain Bluebird | * | 3/2 | 3/9 | 4/10 | 4/23 | 4/27 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | *** | - | 3/2 | 3/9 | 4/25 | 5/17 |
| White-crowned Sparrow | *** | 3/20 | 3/27 | 4/11 | 4/26 | 5/23 |
| Lesser Scaup | ** | 3/2 | 3/11 | 3/15 | 4/27 | 5/21 |
| Bufflehead | *** | - | - | Before Mar 1 | 4/28 | 5/19 |
| Golden-crowned Sparrow | *** | 4/1 | 4/5 | 4/15 | 4/28 | 5/15 |
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Farnsworth and Van Doren
