Category: Birds

  • A late trickle and tomorrow’s forecast

    Last night and early this morning we saw the latest cold front move over the region and out to sea. While migration was apparent throughout the evening over western NY, the east coast experienced only a small 9th-inning rally once the winds turned WNW today. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:30am this […]

  • A few more birds head south

    Sorry this is such a late post, my ftp client died on me. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Light and variable winds around the Great Lakes allowed for some light and variable southbound migration over […]

  • Some birds fly after front clears

    The front which brought us plenty of rain yesterday finally cleared during the night, allowing high pressure to build it behind it and triggering a small, late, flight of birds into the region. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view […]

  • No migration

    Southerly flow at all elevations last night, coupled with some locally heavy precipitation along the Mid-Atlantic coast, appears to have kept any appreciable migration at bay for the second night in a row. Look for surface winds to slacken over the weekend and let a few migration-ready birds into the system, but the real flights […]

  • Little-to-no apparent migration

    Two evenings of light to moderate migration were followed by southerly winds yesterday, effectively shutting down any major migration events over the region for last night. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm (EDST) last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. The reflectivity images […]

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