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Full frontal boundary
Migration over most of the northeast and mid-Atlantic was stifled by the strong southwesterly flow on the east side of the latest cold front. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:30am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Cold fronts are pretty much our […]
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No migration along the east coast
Strong southerly flow on the east side of the latest cold front has shut down migration over the northeastern and mid-Atlantic US. Right now it looks like we could see some nocturnal migration on Tuesday night although east winds will most likely push and disperse birds inland rather than concentrate them along the coast. […]
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Light and diffuse migration tonight. Going fishing; be back Sunday
The title about says it all… hoping for a tuna and maybe a white-faced storm petrel… fingers crossed! Good Birding David
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Small flight out of the northeast
With the exception of the northeast coast, conditions for migration have all but deteriorated. This was evident last night where migration was only visible from coastal Maine to Long Island, NY with only a small number of birds moving over northern NJ. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Note that […]
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A light flight over the mid-Atlantic
Light and variable winds again last night triggered a light flight of nocturnal migration over most of the mid-Atlantic and northeastern US. The one exception appears to have been Maine which had been waiting for the effects of Irene to clear. The Caribou and Portland, ME radars both were ablaze with southbound migration last night. […]