#1 -- Lazuli Bunting. This was one of three birds I saw. The quality
is not up to my standards, but this is a rather uncommon bird, so I
included it in on the blog.
#2 and #3 -- Yellow-rumped Warbler hopping around from branch to branch
in very good light (note the catch light in the eye). Something a bird
photographer should always strive for in their images!
Songbird migration
fallout forecast for Thursday, May 2:
The radar mosaic
as of 11:00pm this evening was showing a significant movement of
birds ahead of the front at migration altitude (3000-6000 ft). The
Tulsa, OK, Springfield MO, and Pleasant Hill, MO radars in
particular are showing a fairly good concentration of migration
movement. These birds will eventually become grounded when they
hit the front. The image attached shows my forecast of where the
most likely "accumulation band" will be and fallouts may occur.
Birders along or very near the red outlined band should be on the
lookout for an enhancement of bird concentrations Thursday....
particularly from just east of Wichita to Emporia to the Kansas
City area. There were some storms occurring from Kansas City south
to Mound City at around Midnight which is likely causing a
grounding of birds that are showing up on radar nicely across
southwest Missouri. Good luck out there!
Mike Umscheid, meteorologist & bird photographer
5 N Dodge City
