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Heavy migration up the Eastern Flyway
Finally, the real uncorking of the migration bottleneck has commenced! It was only a matter of time, really. Last night the conditions along the entire east coast were favorable for migration, with winds either light and variable, or with a light southerly component (more southeasterly in the southern half of the country, turning to more […]
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HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY!
Oh the holiday spirit got the best of me… or maybe it was the spring weather. Either way, I hope everyone took it in stride. The funny thing is, I really do believe that the “Perfect Storm” did have some effect down here! In truth, though, my major predictions for today were definitely geared towards […]
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Look Boss! De Birds! De Birds!
Now THAT’S what we call an “uncorking” of the migration bottleneck! Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. The conditions along the Central, Mississippi and Eastern Flyways were all favorable for migration last night, as mostly southerly flow brought high densities of birds up out of the Yucatan […]
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Nothing last night, but that’s about to change!
Winds were downright belligerent last night, and out of the totally wrong direction, at that. Okay, so I’m bitter that I had to walk the dog in what felt like hurricane-force northwest winds. Either way, migration along the eastern flyway was nil. But that’s only part of the story. The Central and parts of the […]
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The latest flight
Winds turned ESE yesterday, as the latest low-pressure system and cold front approached from the west. This resulted in light to moderate migration across the Eastern and Mississippi flyways last night, with the heaviest migration occurring well to our south along the Gulf Coast and Florida Peninsula. Migration over New Jersey, however, was quite low […]