Yesterday we watched the latest cold front march eastward, transitioning surface and upper-level winds from southwest to northwest. As expected this opened the migration floodgates once again, and it looks like the door will remain open for at least another night or two. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames […]

For the second night in a row, southerly winds on the eve of the approaching cold front have kept precluded any appreciable movement of birds. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Note, though, that some frames are missing due to radar error. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the […]

Winds are back out of the south now, and little migration is occurring across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Expect things to back-up for a couple of nights, and then cut loose again on Wednesday and Thursday nights. This will mean another big push into the region for Thursday and Friday mornings. Good Birding David ps. […]

No time to post the radar tomorrow, so I thought I’d give  a quick update before catching a couple hours of sleep. Lite southwest winds aren’t keeping birds from migrating tonight. Birds should be dispersed across the landscape tomorrow, with interior migrant traps just as likely to hold birds as those along the coast. If […]

I could have just as easily titled this one “the inequalities of cold fronts II”. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. West and southwest winds built in yesterday across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. I think the […]