Last night the latest cold front swept over the region turning warm and balmy to cool and crisp in a matter of minutes. With the passage we also saw broad-front migration across the region from the Ohio Valley to the Atlantic. N to NW winds dominate the landscape this morning, effectively spreading migrants over the […]

Hey loyal readers- I wanted to let you know that I have posted 12-hour loops of the NEXRAD national composite for the last four nights to the woodcreeper.com Facebook page. It’s pretty awesome to watch the migration ‘front’ spread from east to west as the sun sets across the country. You can really get a […]

Southerly winds along the approaching cold front stymied any significant nocturnal migration over New Jersey and the extreme northeast coast last night. Lighter winds to our south and west did allow some birds to head out of NY and the southern mid-Atlantic, but overall the densities were low compared to what they will be tonight. […]

Strong SW flow over the region is keeping birds down tonight, to which I say “Let them sleep late!” and by “them” I clearly mean “me”. Therefore I’ll see you back here on Thursday morning for more radar shenanigans. Good Birding David

Light and variable surface winds coupled with light WSW winds aloft resulted in a moderate migration event across the northeastern US and mid-Atlantic last night. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Note that the Dover, DE radar was down for maintenance last night so no radar was available for that […]