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Some migration weather on the way
Between the text messages coming in about birds around Cape May and the activity on the various listserves covering the mid-Atlantic, Zugunruhe is setting in at my desk! The bird activity has definitely picked up around here as of the last couple of days. Don Freiday has been diligently posting about it on the Birdcapemay.org […]
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David migrates to Villas, NJ
Is anyone reading this? It IS January, and so things at woodcreeper.com are pretty slow… but don’t be fooled- there are lots of irons in the fire right now! I just took a postdoctoral researcher position at NJ Audubon Society, where I’ll be quantifying stopover habitat using weather radar. I’ll still be running woodcreeper.com during […]
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It’s that time of the year again!
This last year saw a whole lot of changes here at woodcreeper.com and Badbirdz-Reloaded. Most notable was Angel and Mariel Abreu taking the reins at Badbirdz and really running with it to the point that I have done nothing but keep the download scripts chugging along, and archiving the data for them. While my vision […]
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Birds over Jerze
Birds were on the move last night, although lighter in density than the previous night. Winds were NE and therefore the best birding conditions should be at inland migrant traps this morning. Tonight is looking good for a big flight across the NE and Mid-Atlantic region, so if you’re interested in participating, please head over […]
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Big flight as front passes
The latest cold front passed across the region on Halloween night, allowing for high pressure to build in throughout the day yesterday. Northwest winds last night, coupled with a cloud-free sky, again set the stage for more migration into and out of the Mid-Atlantic. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. […]