BirdCast - Bird migration forecasts in real-time

Lights Out. Every spring and fall, billions of birds migrate through the US, mostly under the cover of darkness. This mass movement of birds must ... MYSTERYOFTHEMISSINGMIGRANTS|©CharleyHarperArtStudio|UsedwithPermission Birdmigrationforecastsinreal-time When,where,andhowfarwillbirdsmigrate?Ourmigrationforecastswillanswerthesequestionsforthefirsttime. Learnhow POWEREDBY Migrationtools INACTIVE ForecastingresumesMar15,2022 Birdmigrationforecastmaps Birdmigrationforecastmapsshowpredictednocturnalmigration3hoursafterlocalsunsetandareupdatedevery6hours.ColoradoStateUniversityandtheCornellLabofOrnithologycurrentlyproducetheseforecasts. Learnmore Localbirdmigrationalerts Searchwithourlocalmigrationalerttooltodeterminewhetherbirdsarepassingoverheadnearyourcitytonight! Learnmore Livebirdmigrationmaps Seereal-timeanalysismapsofintensitiesofactualnocturnalbirdmigration,asdetectedbytheUSweathersurveillanceradarnetworkbetweenlocalsunsettosunrise.CornellLabofOrnithologycurrentlyproducesthesemaps. Learnmore Recentnews WaterbirdsonthemoveintheeasternUSandCanada ByAndrewFarnsworth TheCornellLab Oct15,2021 Thisweekend'schangeintemperaturewillharkenthefirstbigflocksofBrant,andnumerousotherspecies,arrivinginthenortheasternUS.  Readmore Migration MassmortalityeventsinManhattanon13-14September2021 ByAndrewFarnsworth TheCornellLab Sep16,2021 BirdCastisdeeplydisturbedbythemassbirdcollisioneventsthatoccurredearlierthisweekinManhattan.Lightpollutionandpoorflyingconditionsonanightofintensemigrationcontributedtotheseevents.Thereareessentialsactionswecantaketopreventthesetypesofevents:turningoffallnon-essentiallights,especiallyduringmigrationperiods,toreducebirds'attractiontoanddisorientationbythem,andmakingbuildingsbirdfriendly.Seeourrecommendationsforturningofflightsbelow.  Readmore ForecastandAnalysis Apictureisworth500millionbirds ByAndrewFarnsworth TheCornellLab Sep08,2021 TheBirdCastforecastmodelpredicts justoverhalfabillionbirdstobeflyingduringpeakflighthourstonight!Turnoutyourlights!Gobirding!  Readmore Allnews LatestTweetbyBirdCast NASAEarthObservatoryimagesbyJoshuaStevens,usingSuomiNPPVIIRSdatafromMiguelRomán,NASA'sGoddardSpaceFlightCenter LightsOut Everyspringandfall,billionsofbirdsmigratethroughtheUS,mostlyunderthecoverofdarkness.Thismassmovementofbirdsmustcontendwithadramaticallyincreasingbutstilllargelyunrecognizedthreat:lightpollution. Learnmore BirdCastPartnersandSupport BirdCastisaconsortiumofinterdisciplinaryresearchers,primarilyfromthreeorganizationsatpresent,withagrowinglistofcollaborators,supporters,andpartners.  Learnmore Corepartners Corefunders Othersupport LightsOutpartners About BirdCast1.0-Origins BirdCast2.0-Present BirdCastPartnersandSupport Products,Data,andInterpretation Publications TheBirdCastTeam WeatherSurveillanceRadarandBirdMigrationPrimer Migrationtools Birdmigrationforecastmaps Livebirdmigrationmaps Localbirdmigrationalerts Science-to-action LightsOut News CyclonesForecastandAnalysisMigrationResourcesSpeciesontheMove