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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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Big push of birds into mid-Atlantic
North winds and clear skies made for another night of heavy migration into 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. A weak cold front pushed east of the mid-Atlantic yesterday, allowing high pressure to build […]
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Moderate migration into light headwind
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. While I had expected south winds to keep birds down, the radar indicates that the winds were too light to thwart migration over the mid-Atlantic. All radars showed some level […]
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Birds heading out of mid-Atlantic
While not as drastic as I had originally anticipated, birds do appear to have moved through the mid-Atlantic region in a manner that would suggest an overall net loss in density. 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 […]