Total birds

183400 Birds have crossed Montana so far tonight (est.)

Starting: Fri, Aug 1, 2025, 8:50 PM MDT

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Live migration traffic

2,158,300 Birds now in flight (est.)
Direction: SE
Speed: 18 mph
Altitude: 3,300 ft
Recorded: Sat, Aug 2, 2025, 1:20 AM MDT
Not all birds may fully cross a region in one night, resulting in a greater number of birds in flight than total birds crossed.

Here's what's happened so far tonight...

Birds in flight

Birds usually begin to migrate 30 to 45 minutes after sunset, with the greatest number in flight two to three hours later.

Flight direction and speed

Birds tend to migrate southward in autumn, but seasonal timing, weather, and geography alter their flight directions and speeds.

Altitude

Migrating birds regularly fly up to 10,000 feet above ground, although seasonal timing and weather conditions dramatically impact their distributions.

Note: Direction, speed, and altitude may be unreliable when the number of birds in flight is low. In such cases, chart data may include gaps.

And so far this season...

Birds in flight (nightly avg.)

During fall migration, most birds pass through the contiguous U.S. from early September through October.

Total birds crossed

This is the estimated total number of birds that have fully crossed this region. The curve rises quickly during peak migration and levels off at the end of the season.

Expected nocturnal migrants

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Nocturnally migrating species most likely to arrive or depart this region at this time of year, based on frequency of observations

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Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Colorado State University
UMass Amherst