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Birds over the eastern US
As the cold front cleared the east coast early yesterday morning, you could feel migration in the air. Thousands of dragonflies around Cape May yesterday evening confirmed the favorable conditions, and once the lights went out last night the radar lit up with another southbound guild: birds. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through […]
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A late trickle and tomorrow’s forecast
Last night and early this morning we saw the latest cold front move over the region and out to sea. While migration was apparent throughout the evening over western NY, the east coast experienced only a small 9th-inning rally once the winds turned WNW today. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:30am this […]
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A few more birds head south
Sorry this is such a late post, my ftp client died on me. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Light and variable winds around the Great Lakes allowed for some light and variable southbound migration over […]
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Some birds fly after front clears
The front which brought us plenty of rain yesterday finally cleared during the night, allowing high pressure to build it behind it and triggering a small, late, flight of birds into the region. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view […]
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No migration
Southerly flow at all elevations last night, coupled with some locally heavy precipitation along the Mid-Atlantic coast, appears to have kept any appreciable migration at bay for the second night in a row. Look for surface winds to slacken over the weekend and let a few migration-ready birds into the system, but the real flights […]