ME Birder Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 We will be traveling from Maine to Coastal Texas sometime between mid-March and mid-April and are wondering if you expect spring migration to be early this year or if this should be a good time to visit. Thanks for any thoughts you can offer! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 It’s Texas. Birding wise, what could go wrong. (all the Californians are probably thinking: “our state is better!!! There’s more birds here!” My response is: quite frankly I don’t give a House Sparrow.) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 What do you mean by spring migration being early this year? I don’t think I’ve ever heard of migration as a whole being early. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, IKLland said: What do you mean by spring migration being early this year? I don’t think I’ve ever heard of migration as a whole being early. Perhaps the op means early birds? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 19 hours ago, ME Birder said: We will be traveling from Maine to Coastal Texas sometime between mid-March and mid-April and are wondering if you expect spring migration to be early this year or if this should be a good time to visit. Thanks for any thoughts you can offer! If you can, I would suggest pushing your trip to mid April, rather than coming earlier. Migration really picks up for the last two weeks in April, it is the best time to hit the Texas coast. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Welcome to Whatbird @ME Birder. If spring comes early and the plants and insects emerge early, I think it's safe to expect the birds that feed on those plants and insects to show up early. Many migrants follow the food supply, not the calendar, so migration may happen sooner during an early spring. Just speculation on my part, I don't monitor migration but it makes sense to me that migration could be influenced by the weather. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 It also depends on the species you hope to see. Some migrate earlier than others. In general, those that nest farther north come through earlier than those that breed across southern states. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Birder Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 Thank you everybody for all your replies. This has been very helpful. We've firmed up our travel plans and are now hoping to arrive on the Texas coast around the end of March. While not peak season, it sounds like we should see plenty of birds moving through. Thanks again, ~ Maine Birder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 7 hours ago, ME Birder said: Thank you everybody for all your replies. This has been very helpful. We've firmed up our travel plans and are now hoping to arrive on the Texas coast around the end of March. While not peak season, it sounds like we should see plenty of birds moving through. Thanks again, ~ Maine Birder I'll reference @Snake Fingers original response. It's coastal Texas; some times may be better than others but there are no bad times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said: I'll reference @Snake Fingers original response. It's coastal Texas; some times may be better than others but there are no bad times. Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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