Predictions estimate nearly 400 million birds will be journeying south on Sunday and Tuesday nights, and nearly 500 million birds on Monday night. Like all forecasts, a migration forecast is a prediction based on computer models—it’s not always right. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. Tropical systems Sally and Paulette are also impacting bird migration patterns. As worsening climate change turbo-charges those storms, Heckscher and others worry they could be a growing threat to migratory birds, both directly as they traverse stormy seas to their wintering grounds and in subtler, longer-term ways. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of ScienceDaily, its staff, its contributors, or its partners. Follow the ducks this season using the most comprehensive waterfowl migration map on the web. The trans-Pennsylvania migration is part of a transcontinental mass movement of nearly 900 million birds over the next two nights. New research from The Auk: Ornithological Advances on Black-throated Blue Warblers, a common songbird that migrates from Canada and the eastern U.S. to Central America and back every year, uses fifty years of bird-banding data to add another piece to the puzzle, showing that little-studied fall migration patterns have been shifting over time as well. To protect these migrating birds, turn off as many of your outdoor lights as possible from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. both evenings. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). It is expected to be one of heaviest migration periods of the fall. Get the latest science news with ScienceDaily's free email newsletters, updated daily and weekly. (2020, February 20). "Fifty years of data show new changes in bird migration." ScienceDaily shares links with sites in the. "More studies of these patterns of fall migration timing and, even more so, both spring and fall migration timing across years are needed to gain the complete picture of how species are changing migration timing.". Massive bird migration event to take place over Pittsburgh area Monday night, Man in critical condition after shooting in South Side Slopes, Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, State police asking for information after 19-year-old found shot at apartment complex, Peeps marshmallows discontinued through Halloween, Christmas due to COVID-19, Local dirt track ‘totally COVID compliant’, allowing fans to watch racing in person, VIDEO: Hyundai, Kia recalls: Owners told to park vehicles outdoors/a>, DOWNLOAD the Channel 11 News app for breaking news alerts, Fauci says his comments taken out of context in Trump campaign ad, North Carolina man charged with murder in death of girlfriend’s baby. A “high intensity” migration of birds is expected to move across Pennsylvania on Monday night. By Alaa Elassar, CNN. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200220141757.htm (accessed October 12, 2020). Contact Marcus Schneck at mschneck@pennlive.com. pic.twitter.com/FEyBdylNhp. ScienceDaily, 20 February 2020. For real-time migration maps, visit the Birdcast website. The North American Bird Banding Program is one of the most expansive historical datasets on migratory birds, including records for over 38 million songbirds banded since 1960. Note: Content may be edited for style and length. "The protraction of fall migration means that the season is getting longer overall, but it could also mean that the breeding season may be shifting, ending earlier for some individuals but later for others.