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Western NY Nocturnal Bird Migration Study

18. May 2026

Z7 Megaflight Alert

Lake Ontario Megaflight Alert: A Z7 class megaflight has been detected across the WNYNFC monitoring transect with a strong wave beginning after 11PM on 17May26 and continuing through 4am EDT. Warbler & sparrow call rates exceeding 700/hr were detected at multiple stations after midnight. A strong coastal morning flight of neotropical migrants is anticipated between the Niagara River and Rochester this morning.

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