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Lots of weather, little flight
A mix of wind directions and precipitation scenarios made for a very uneven distribution of birds last night. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 6:00am this morning. Note that the Dover radar was having problems last night, so only a few of the images are present in the loop. Frames are every 1/2 […]
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Small movements over the Mid-Atlantic
A small number of birds could be seen migrating last night, but the switch to more northerly winds clearly shut things down early, especially in the north. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Not much to […]
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Another moderate flight into and out-of the Mid-Atlantic
The winds were light last night; more easterly to the south and more southwesterly to the north, creating an interesting signature across the radar. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. So the northern half of New Jersey experienced the bulk of the migration last night, with birds […]
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Birds heading north, out of Mid-Atlantic
The winds over southern New Jersey last night were out of the ENE, while most of the region to our west was under more easterly, or southeasterly flow. That seems to have been the deciding factor in where migration occurred last night, and where it didn’t. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am […]
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Heavy flight last night, plus some visible migration!
The eastern seaboard was ablaze with migration last night, along with the Central Flyway and parts of the Mississippi Flyway as well. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Winds were light and southeasterly last night, triggering […]