BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS!
Posted on September 4, 2020
Attention birdwatchers!
There's a major bird migration coming through our area right now! BirdCast is predicting a high-intensity flight of potentially more than 200 million migrants over nine states--including Michigan and Indiana-- starting last night, and going through tonight. So today will be an excellent time to get out your binoculars and hit your favorite bird watching spots to see some of the new arrivals! The link above include a list of arriving species, and when you are most likely to see them.
Since many migrants prefer to fly at night, you can also step outside tonight and you might hear the calls of various birds overhead as they make their way south.
This is also a great time to be a part of the conservation efforts to protect migratory bird populations (we talked about this problem back in May). Turn off lights tonight, particularly if you are in a more populated or urban area. This will prevent the birds from being attracted to areas where they are in danger of colliding with buildings or other structures.
So get outside today, and let us know what you see and hear!
Hat tip to Joe Dits at the South Bend Tribune for alerting us to this forecast. Follow his blog, Outdoor Adventures, on Facebook.
