East and southeast winds dominated the region last night, keeping most migration to a minimum. Still, some birds do appear to have moved despite the sub-optimal conditions. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through sunrise this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click […]

Last night marked the largest nocturnal migration event of the season, with the entire eastern flyway lighting up like a Christmas tree. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail to view […]

Migration was minimal across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic last night, as winds were less than favorable, and frankly, the majority of birds “ready to migrate” have probably moved through over the last several days of optimal migration conditions. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:30am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for […]

All the Broad-wings moving through the last couple of days made me think of my trip to Veracruz last year…hence made me speak Spanish (poorly, and to myself) at 5:50 in the morning…don’t ask…just look at the radar. Here it is, from sunset last night through 5:00am. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and […]