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Live weather and water conditions, with an auto-generated forecast for the area you pick.
Location
Offseason. It's the offseason. Ducks are still on their northern breeding grounds, so there's no southbound migration to track right now. The weather below is live for reference, but summer fronts and winds don’t move birds — that starts with fall staging in late September.The migration index, timeline, and recommendation below are sample data and don't reflect the current season.
Weather is live for Duck Creek CA, Missouri (NOAA/NWS). Water shows a regional USGS gauge. The forecast is auto-generated from these live conditions. The index, timeline, species, reports, and recommendation are still sample data pending source integration and validation.
MarshMinder Migration Index
Rising from yesterday
What the dashboard reads
A sharp drop in the daytime highs, a north wind pushing behind it, and water holding on the marsh — that's the mix that fills the sky. The drivers below are those exact signals, read live.
Duck Creek CA, Missouri · as of Jul 27, 9:00 PM CT
9°F
Cold Front
Next-day high drop (front)
3 mph
Wind
From the S
On the ground
The heat map and reports come from people in the blind. Until those feeds are wired in, they're sample data — and we say so, plainly.
Regional flight intensity across the flyways.
Interactive migration heat map coming soon.
A Leaflet/Mapbox heat layer will render live migration intensity here.
Duck Creek
Fresh mallards reported
2 hours ago
Otter Slough
Large flights at sunrise
5 hours ago
Ten Mile Pond
Mostly local birds
Yesterday
Index breakdown
It's 87°F at Duck Creek CA, Missouri with 3 mph wind from the S. But it’s the offseason — ducks are on their northern breeding grounds, so these summer swings don’t move birds south. Fronts and winds only matter for migration once fall staging begins in late September.
Offseason · conditions shown for reference. No migration is underway.
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Snow Line
Snow source not wired yet
Stable
Water Levels
4.8 ft · Missouri R. (regional)
Five-day outlook for expected flight activity.
Today
Moderate
Tomorrow
High
Friday
Excellent
Saturday
Moderate
Sunday
Good
Duck Creek Conservation Area
Excellent northwest wind alignment with increasing migration activity and low hunting pressure.
The MarshMinder Migration Index blends the signals below into a single 0–100 score, weighted by how strongly each has historically driven bird movement. The inputs are transparent; the exact weighting is proprietary and continuously tuned as new data arrives.