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The Dawn Chorus
If you’re like me, you don’t have air conditioning in your house. Therefore, you’ve probably noticed the dawn chorus outside your window well before you’re fully awake. It usually begins around 30 minutes before sunrise, and continues for about 45 minutes after the sun breaks the horizon. Several theories have been proposed to explain the […]
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Musical inspiration…
… N’awlin’s music, to be specific. Do you love it? Does it make you tap your feet, or get you out of your seat and make you dance spontaneously? Well it does to me… and I’m totally getting my fix on http://www.radiofreeneworleans.com. In a time when very little comes cheap, this online station is a […]
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Light migration, crappy radar
Migration was light last night, with some birds taking flight after sunset, and heading in a northeasterly direction. Scattered thunderstorms made their way across the region overnight, but not enough to cause any major fallouts (not enough birds, either). Unfortunately both radars went down overnight (only for a couple of hours) which adds enough difficulty […]
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More migrants over Jerze
South winds and relatively clear skies paved the way for another push of migrants into the mid-Atlantic. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 7:30am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. With June […]
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Light migration last night
While winds persisted out of the northwest yesterday, some birds were able to take advantage of the clear skies and slackening winds after sunset. No radar today, but just a heads-up that some birds were on the move. Good Birding David