A mix of heavy precipitation and strong unfavorable winds failed to trigger any migration over the mid-Atlantic and southeastern NY last night. Here’s the radar from 7:50pm last night through 5:30am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. From southeastern NY to the Delmarva Peninsula we […]

Migration over most of the northeast and mid-Atlantic was stifled by the strong southwesterly flow on the east side of the latest cold front. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:30am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Cold fronts are pretty much our […]

Strong southerly flow on the east side of the latest cold front has shut down migration over the northeastern and mid-Atlantic US. Right now it looks like we could see some nocturnal migration on Tuesday night although east winds will most likely push and disperse birds inland rather than concentrate them along the coast.   […]

The title about says it all… hoping for a tuna and maybe a white-faced storm petrel… fingers crossed!   Good Birding   David

With the exception of the northeast coast, conditions for migration have all but deteriorated. This was evident last night where migration was only visible from coastal Maine to Long Island, NY with only a small number of birds moving over northern NJ. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Note that […]