Since I’m not sure when the electricity will go out, here’s the weekend outlook based on the upper-level wind and precipitation forecast. Friday night 8pm: upper-level winds will be variable with some SE (5kts). SE wind will strengthen into Saturday morning as Irene approaches. Saturday night 8pm: North winds across the Central and Mississippi flyways […]

As the latest cold front cleared the eastern seaboard early this morning, a small push of birds could be seen making its way into the eastern mid-Atlantic. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:00am this morning (although some of the later images were missing from the archive). Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click […]

As the next cold front arrives from our west, strong southerly flow has established itself along the east coast effectively shutting down migration across the region. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. You can see the […]

UPDATE: Here’s the radar (which was missing earlier this morning) from 7:30pm last night through 6:15(ish)am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Light south winds last night were no obstacle for many migration-ready birds across the mid-Atlantic. While not a major migration event, the radar […]

As the cold front cleared the east coast early yesterday morning, you could feel migration in the air. Thousands of dragonflies around Cape May yesterday evening confirmed the favorable conditions, and once the lights went out last night the radar lit up with another southbound guild: birds. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through […]