SPRING! Last night the radar was really cranking across the Central, Mississippi and Eastern flyways, as winds were either light and variable, or southerly. Migration was still heaviest in the southern tier of states, with the lightest movement being over the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. That said, birds clearly moved into the Mid-Atlantic from points south […]

Northwest winds kept migrants from leaving last night, so no changes due to nocturnal migrants is to be expected today. What might come in on the Northwest winds, though? A redirected Swallow-tailed Kite perhaps? Who knows?! Go birding! Good Birding David

The latest cold front has almost cleared the east coast after bringing heavy southerly winds and rain to the region over night. 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. The cold front that caused such a sharp […]

Birds Birds Everywhere (on the radar). Excellent migration weather continued last night, as birds made their way up the Mississippi and Eastern Flyways. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:30am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. The radar crapped out again for a […]

The Migration-train, that is. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:30am this morning. For reasons unknown to me, the radar crapped out around midnight last night, and didn’t come back online until around 2:00am, so there are a few images missing from the peak hours of migration in each of the animated loops […]