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As Irene moves up coast, birds pour down to the west
I tried to post this at 6am, but the lack of power and the inability for my iPhone to work as a modem precluded it until now. Fort Dix was down last night so the imagery is not presented. Here’s the radar from 7:30am through 9:15pm. I figured that since it’s after the fact and […]
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Migration on Central and Mississippi flyways as Irene moves up the coast
Nocturnal migration was definitely in effect last night, but not for the coastal mid-Atlantic. Building southeasterly winds from the approaching hurricane appear to have kept birds from moving over New Jersey and coastal points south. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail […]
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Weekend outlook
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 […]
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A few birds sneak in following the front
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 […]
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Strong southwest flow keeps birds grounded in east
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 […]