Conditions were perfect for a big flight last night, with northerly winds dominating the landscape from the Midwest to the East Coast, down to the Florida peninsula. Over the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, these winds were overwhelmingly out of the northwest under clear starry skies. Birds were on the move! Here’s the radar from 6:00pm […]

Well, it didn’t take much to get those birds moving again; just a little switch of the wind and the floodgates opened once more. 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 indicated that while […]

As the title says, nothing was moving last night given the southerly winds. But, following the low pressure system moving across the region during the last two days, some great birds have been reported. Red-necked Phalaropes have been popping up in good numbers as a result of the onshore winds, with three being reported from […]

A big coastal low pressure system moved into the region last night, shutting down migration, which was already underway. 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. Between sunset and midnight last night, the local radars indicated little […]

I’m pretty sure that this is the longest run I’ve seen over the last six years, without a break in migration. I’ll have to check my records, but my gut tells me yes (it also tells me that it’s hungry). Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 […]