Unfortunately my radar feed went down during the storm last night, but after watching the real-time radar this morning, I can see what went down. Migration was heavy just after sunset last night with most birds heading due south, or slightly southeasterly on north/northwest winds. As the frontal boundary associated with the strengthening nor’easter made […]

Northwest winds aloft appear to have countered the southwest surface winds just enough to trigger some light migration over the mid-Atlantic. Here’s the radar from 7:00pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Well, it wasn’t much, but it was something! It’ll […]

Well, the new baby’s schedule hasn’t been working in concert with posting the morning radar (usually feeding at 3am, asleep by 4:30, and not up again until 7:30 when I need to start the daily tasks like walking the dog, making breakfast for my wife, etc.). Better late than never, though, right? Here’s the radar […]

North winds, a big chill, and clear skies triggered another night of migration over the mid-Atlantic last night. Here’s the radar from 7:00pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. After several nights of heavy migration, last night was a bit smaller […]

North winds and clear skies made for another fine night of migration. Here’s the radar from 7:00pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. North winds and clear skies across the region last night mean that many new birds will have arrived […]