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First post of the season!
Well, it looks like we had a little migration over the northeast and mid-Atlantic last night! Winds started out light and out of the northwest, turning light and northerly during the night. Clear skies and a light tailwind made for some good migration conditions. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view […]
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Tweet Tweet
While I won’t be posting the radar this spring, I will be posting the migration weather forecast for the mid-Atlantic over on http://Birdcapemay.org/bfma , and if you’re on Twitter, I’ll be sending out “tweets” when migration is heating up (think of it as a ‘rapid alert system’ for bird migration conditions). Come join me on […]
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A belated end of the radar study
Sorry for taking so long for closure, but it’s been a whirlwind of activity over the last two months! On October 1st Inga gave birth to our daughter, Corinna Wren La Puma, and we’ve been busy learning how to be parents ever since. Following that, the next biggest event was the presidential election, which (if […]
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Heavy migration down the East Coast
Strong northwest flow over the northeastern US triggered heavy migration into the mid-Atlantic region last night. Here’s the radar from 8:00pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Happy Halloween everyone! Well, if you’re out looking for treats today, you may want […]
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Heavy migration truncated by Nor’easter
Unfortunately my radar feed went down during the storm last night, but after watching the real-time radar this morning, I can see what went down. Migration was heavy just after sunset last night with most birds heading due south, or slightly southeasterly on north/northwest winds. As the frontal boundary associated with the strengthening nor’easter made […]