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Strong southwest flow keeps birds grounded in east
As the next cold front arrives from our west, strong southerly flow has established itself along the east coast effectively shutting down migration across the region. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. You can see the […]
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Light migration over mid-Atlantic
UPDATE: Here’s the radar (which was missing earlier this morning) from 7:30pm last night through 6:15(ish)am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Light south winds last night were no obstacle for many migration-ready birds across the mid-Atlantic. While not a major migration event, the radar […]
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Birds over the eastern US
As the cold front cleared the east coast early yesterday morning, you could feel migration in the air. Thousands of dragonflies around Cape May yesterday evening confirmed the favorable conditions, and once the lights went out last night the radar lit up with another southbound guild: birds. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through […]
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A late trickle and tomorrow’s forecast
Last night and early this morning we saw the latest cold front move over the region and out to sea. While migration was apparent throughout the evening over western NY, the east coast experienced only a small 9th-inning rally once the winds turned WNW today. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:30am this […]
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A few more birds head south
Sorry this is such a late post, my ftp client died on me. 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. Light and variable winds around the Great Lakes allowed for some light and variable southbound migration over […]