Category: Fall Migration 2009

  • No migration last night, but great birds around after the storm

    As the title says, nothing was moving last night given the southerly winds. But, following the low pressure system moving across the region during the last two days, some great birds have been reported. Red-necked Phalaropes have been popping up in good numbers as a result of the onshore winds, with three being reported from […]

  • Big low pressure system shuts down migration over NJ and NYC

    A big coastal low pressure system moved into the region last night, shutting down migration, which was already underway. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Between sunset and midnight last night, the local radars indicated little […]

  • The floodgates are still ajar: more migrants over the eastern US

    I’m pretty sure that this is the longest run I’ve seen over the last six years, without a break in migration. I’ll have to check my records, but my gut tells me yes (it also tells me that it’s hungry). Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 […]

  • Heavy migration over the Northeast and mid-Atlantic

    I haven’t been able to ask them directly, but judging by the back-to-back migration events over the last nine nights, I’d say that the birds must be quite happy with the weather (at least up here in the NE and mid-Atlantic). Last night was no exception, and migration was heavy to moderate from the Central […]

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