Category: Migration

  • Holding pattern

    We’re on the south side of the warm front these days, and you know what that means… we wait! Looks like Wednesday night will be out first chance to see some more migration into the region. Check back here for details as things unfold. In the meantime, good birds are around so get out and […]

  • Back to the front

    Remember how cool and beautiful it was yesterday after the passage of the cold front? Well, the mugginess that hugs you this morning should be a cue to what happened last night. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the […]

  • Birds overhead

    Variable wind direction and speed resulted in very different migration magnitudes across the region last night. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Once again the regional composite really gives the best impression of what went on […]

  • Nothing, Nada, Zilch… but just you wait!

    Strong southerly winds along the east coast kept migration to a minimal over our region. Not so for the middle of the US, as you can see by checking out my last Tweet (in the right-hand sidebar). The Central Flyway was GOING OFF with some HEAVY migration. So you feel cheated? Well don’t- because tonight […]

  • Funky Front

    Late last night we experienced the passage of the most recent cold front, which now sits just southeast of New Jersey. Today that front will return to the region as a warm front. If perfectly timed, this event can have great effects on birding conditions. Last night was not one of those times. Here’s the […]

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