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Annually migrant birds need Michigan residents’ support by turning off lights, planting food and preserving habitats they need to make this arduous journey.
Many of the 47 million people known as birders in the United States are actively helping birds on their migrant journeys. During the fall bird migration, it is a great time to get out in Michigan’s wetlands, prairies and grasslands to see these various, magnificent birds make their journey south. Most active migration months are September, October and November.
Real-time analysis maps show intensities of actual nocturnal bird migration as detected by the US weather surveillance radar network between local sunset to sunrise. All graphics are relative to the Eastern time zone. When present, the red line moving east to west represents the timing of local sunset, the yellow line represents the timing of local sunrise. Areas with lighter colors experienced more intense bird migration. Orange arrows show directions to which birds flew. Green dots represent radar locations for which data are available; red dots represent radar locations with no data available. Note that many radars in mountainous areas (e.g. the Rockies) have obstructions that restrict radar coverage, providing the appearance of no migration where migration may be occurring.
Brighter colors indicates a higher migration traffic rate (MTR) expressed in units birds/km/hour. The migration traffic rate indicates the number of birds per hour that fly across a one kilometer line transect on the earth’s surface oriented perpendicular to the direction of movement of the birds.
Dokter, A. M. Year/s of live migration map image. BirdCast, live migration map; 10/17/ 2022. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. birdcast.info/live-migration-maps. Date/s of access or download.
Source: https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/
Migrating birds require foods high in protein and low in fat. To help our feathered friends have a successful migration, we should fill our feeders and plant our yards with shrubs and seeds that contain higher amounts of protein. Try hanging some suet feeders stocked with suet cakes that contain high-protein ingredients such as shelled peanuts, sunflower kernels, shelled pumpkin seeds, rendered beef suet, pecans, and pistachios.
Fall is a magical time here in Michigan as waterfowl, shorebirds, waterbirds, songbirds, and raptors head south to their wintering grounds. Michigan is a particularly special place during this time of year because we lie at the intersection of the Mississippi and Atlantic flyways, two migration “superhighways” that bring over 380 bird species through the state each fall!
Here’s what to expect over the next few months in Michigan:
Insect and seed
Some native prairie plants to consider (for full sun):
*Goldenrods do not cause allergies – ragweed does. There are many lovely goldenrods – however – beware – do not plant tall goldenrod, solidago altissima, in your garden – you will never get rid of it.
If you do not have the full sun that a prairie needs, a native woodland garden will also serve.
Fruit – eaters:
Nectar Drinkers:
Hummingbirds need nectar in fall as well. Orange jewelweed is a great favorite of theirs. A bit of a garden pest, it takes over bare areas but yields easily to cultivation. Blazing star, lobelia and turtlehead may be easier to control.
Birds migrating at night are attracted to artificial sources of light, particularly during periods of inclement weather. As birds approach the lights of tall buildings, communications towers, lighthouses, floodlit obstacles, and other lit structures, they become vulnerable to collisions with the structures themselves.
Once inside a beam of light, birds are reluctant to fly out of the lighted area into the dark, and often continue to flap around in the beam of light until they drop to the ground with exhaustion. A secondary threat resulting from their aggregation at lighted structures is their increased vulnerability to predation.
Reducing building lighting during migration seasons can drastically reduce the hazard of building collisions. In 2006, the Detroit Audubon Society initiated Safe Passage Great Lakes. In partnership with Michigan Audubon, this program encourages building owners and occupants to turn off lights above the fifth floor, and take other simple steps during the peak migration seasons of mid-March through May and mid-August through October to reduce the danger as migrants pass through. Major cities in our region including Chicago and Toronto, as well as New York City, Washington D.C., Portland, Oregon, and many others, have started similar programs with demonstrated records of success.
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