Category: Migration

  • Heavy migration over NE and Mid-Atlantic last night

    Sorry for the late post… it’s going to be a little hectic until after I defend my thesis next week. The word was MIGRATION last night, as the skies were relatively clear and the winds light. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the […]

  • A big early-August flight over the Eastern US

    Light surface winds combined with moderate northwesterly winds at 3000 feet made for some good mid-August migration conditions across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. 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 was ablaze with migration last […]

  • Another push over the NE and mid-Atlantic

    A nice flight out of the Northeast last night resulted in an influx of birds into the mid-Atlantic. 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 regional composite shows birds migrating from most locations after sunset last […]

  • Light migration over NJ and DE

    Migration conditions started out pretty unfavorable last night, but improved as the night progressed. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm yesterday through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Southwesterly flow just after sunset last night appeared to preclude any birds from migrating. This appears to […]

  • No migration tonight

    SW winds over the mid-Atlantic and Northeast are keeping birds from moving tonight. Therefore I won’t be posting the radar on Sunday morning. See you during the week! Good Birding David

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