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Heavy migration across mid-Atlantic
Clear skies and northeasterly winds made for a big night of nocturnal migration across the region. 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. High pressure across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic set the stage for optimal migration conditions […]
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Heavy migration across the eastern flyway
Last night was a beaut! Northeast winds and clear skies paved the way for heavy migration across the region. 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. The regional composite really tells the story for last night’s migration […]
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Moderate migration over the mid-Atlantic
With the winds dying down a bit, and the pool of migrant-ready birds reduced, last night’s migration event was clearly smaller than the last few nights; but the differences are only apparent relative to the heavy migration recently experienced. Here’s the radar from 7:00pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. […]
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Another big flight over the entire region
It happened again! 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. Winds across the region remained northerly last night (although they were expected to turn more northeasterly), the moon was large, and the sky was clear, setting the […]
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Largest migration event of the season, thus far
Yesterday we saw the passing of another cold front across the mid-Atlantic, followed by high pressure building in throughout the entire eastern half of the United States. This resulted in a strong north/northwesterly flow from Glasgow, Montana down to Brownsville, Texas and all the way to the east coast from Caribou, Maine down to Key […]