The gates are closed over the NE and Mid-Atlantic tonight, but not for long! As a cold front pushes through tomorrow we will see the return of northerly winds for Friday night. Expect winds to die down considerably at all heights on Friday night, and for migrants to push hard into the region for Saturday […]

Last night the upper-level winds were out of the northwest across most of the Northeastern US and Mid-Atlantic, while surface winds began to switch around to the ESE. This set the stage for another night of moderate to heavy migration over the region into the early morning hours. Here’s the radar from sunset last night […]

With the passage of the last cold front, high pressure has built in across the northeast and northern Mid-Atlantic bringing WNW winds and relatively clear skies to the region. Birds appear to have taken notice! Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail […]

Winds were light and southerly last night over most of the Northeast, which appears to have kept much from moving into the Mid-Atlantic. With so many birds in the local pipe, though, some birds did move over New Jersey during the night. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are […]

Last night it happened. The winds finally lightened up enough over southern Ontario and northern New York to allow the bottleneck of migrants in these north woods to head south. While I don’t have enough time to post the radar this morning, this image will give you a glimpse of what it looked like at […]