Author: David La Puma

  • The floodgates remain open!

    Alright! Now that was some pretty migration last night! 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. First off, the national composite shows some heavy migration out of the northeast, especially from the SE shore of Lake Ontario. […]

  • More birds migrate into and out of the region

    The migration pattern last night was very similar to the night before, with birds moving WSW on NE winds. 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. Given the similar pattern between the last two nights, you can […]

  • Light to moderate migration over the mid-Atlantic and Northeast

    Winds were light and northerly on the surface last night, and strong (15kts) and northeasterly aloft, which one would expect to trigger heavy migration over the region. 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 did […]

  • Birds head west on easterly winds

    It was another busy night for the Eastern Flyway, as northwest winds and clear skies dominated the region. 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 national composite shows moderate to heavy migration across the NE and […]

  • Big flight over the entire Eastern Flyway

    Last night the conditions were perfect for a big flight, and the birds reacted as expected. Here’s the radar form 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. Oh what a night! The radars really lit up after sunset last night, and […]

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