The high pressure center has shifted eastward a bit to a position off the mouths of the Mississippi. That opens up the entire coastline of Texas and Louisiana to brisk S winds. Unfortunately there is no weather trigger present to cause migrants to be forced down on the coast so they are sailing well inland before landing. We are nearing the period when migrants begin trailing off slowly so if something doesn't happen soon we may be facing a spring season without a major migration event. John C. Arvin Research Associate Gulf Coast Bird Observatory 103 West Hwy 332 Lake Jackson, TX 77566 jarvin@xxxxxxxx www.gcbo.org Austin, Texas Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner