14 April 2025
Final weekend in Pittsburgh we had been reminded that migration actually is heating up when no less than 5 uncommon water birds had been current in Allegheny County and Moraine State Park. Birders chased for a glimpse of the barnacle goose (who was on the transfer yesterday and will have left final evening), a flock of red-necked loons in non-breeding plumage, a single red-necked grebe, an arctic tern, and a small flock of American white pelicans on Lake Arthur. There might have been others. The alerts had been intense.
And now there’s a number of early warblers within the space: Louisiana waterthrush, pine, yellow-throated and yellow-rumped warblers.
Now’s the time to begin checking birdCast.data that will help you discover the birds. The instruments embrace:
This morning’s Migration Dashboard for Allegheny County exhibits that final evening was probably the most intense evening up to now this spring. We’d been seeing low migration for 12 days, then final evening nearly 1,000,000 birds handed overhead. Actuality Verify: Plenty of birds passing overhead typically means they didn’t cease right here. 🙁
There may be additionally a brand new device that tells you the Peak Spring Chook Migration Durations for 1,000 U.S. Cities. This small-size map, embedded from that report, is only a tease for the main points you’ll discover whenever you scroll down at this hyperlink.
For instance, on common peak migration in Pittsburgh is Might 7-22.
Yet one more tease: Right here’s what we’re searching for.
Warblers in southwestern PA in early Might (images by Steve Gosser)
