Author: David La Puma

  • Belated radar from 8/20

    This is a late posting of the radar from 6:00pm on 8/19 to 6:00am on 8/20. Migration was light, but apparent, over the NE and Mid-Atlantic. Now that I have finally defended my Ph.D. thesis, I can get back to posting the radar every morning! Here’s the radar from two nights ago: Frames are every […]

  • Heavy migration over NE and Mid-Atlantic last night

    Sorry for the late post… it’s going to be a little hectic until after I defend my thesis next week. The word was MIGRATION last night, as the skies were relatively clear and the winds light. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the […]

  • A big early-August flight over the Eastern US

    Light surface winds combined with moderate northwesterly winds at 3000 feet made for some good mid-August migration conditions across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. The radar was ablaze with migration last […]

  • Another push over the NE and mid-Atlantic

    A nice flight out of the Northeast last night resulted in an influx of birds into the mid-Atlantic. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. The regional composite shows birds migrating from most locations after sunset last […]

  • Light migration over NJ and DE

    Migration conditions started out pretty unfavorable last night, but improved as the night progressed. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm yesterday through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Southwesterly flow just after sunset last night appeared to preclude any birds from migrating. This appears to […]

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