Category: Migration Radar

  • Light to moderate migration over the mid-Atlantic and Northeast

    Winds were light and northerly on the surface last night, and strong (15kts) and northeasterly aloft, which one would expect to trigger heavy migration over the region. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. The radar did […]

  • Birds head west on easterly winds

    It was another busy night for the Eastern Flyway, as northwest winds and clear skies dominated the region. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. The national composite shows moderate to heavy migration across the NE and […]

  • Big flight over the entire Eastern Flyway

    Last night the conditions were perfect for a big flight, and the birds reacted as expected. Here’s the radar form 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Oh what a night! The radars really lit up after sunset last night, and […]

  • Big flight over NJ!

    Northwest winds and clear skies made for prime migration conditions across the Eastern Flyway last night. The mid-Atlantic was particularly active, with both NJ radars showing heavy southbound migration throughout the night. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the […]

  • Wind and storms keep migrants from flying over northeast last night

    While migration was heavy across the Central, Mississippi, and most of the Eastern, Flyway, southwest winds and strong thunderstorms kept birds from migrating over the northeast and parts of the mid-Atlantic US last night. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm yesterday through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view […]

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