Bird Migration Alerts
By
Susan Beck
Posted: 2025-05-23T03:04:21Z
BirdCast provides real time predictions of bird migration
- The BirdCast model predicts high-intensity bird migration over our region in real time.
- Find out how many birds are crossing, how many are in flight and which species are most likely to depart and arrive in our area.
When Large numbers of birds are flying - protect migratory birds in your area by turning off all non-essential lighting between 11:00 PM and 6:00 AM
Why go Lights Out?
Most birds migrate at night, employing an incredible sensory system to navigate and to orient in darkness. Light pollution attracts and disorients these migrating birds, disrupting these systems and increasing birds' vulnerability to collisions with structures. An estimated 365 – 988 million birds die in collisions with buildings annually, including a number of species of high conservation concern. You can help dramatically reduce the hazards from light pollution for nocturnally migrating birds by turning off all non-essential lighting.
To see when birds are migrating over your area anywhere in the continental US, follow our Migration Dashboard here: https://dashboard.birdcast.info. For more information about BirdCast and the Lights Out program, visit: https://birdcast.info/science-to-action/lights-out.
We thank you for your commitment to making the night skies of our region safer for migratory birds!