Category: NEXRAD Migration Study

  • Largest migration event of the season, thus far

    Yesterday we saw the passing of another cold front across the mid-Atlantic, followed by high pressure building in throughout the entire eastern half of the United States. This resulted in a strong north/northwesterly flow from Glasgow, Montana down to Brownsville, Texas and all the way to the east coast from Caribou, Maine down to Key […]

  • No migration over the mid-Atlantic

    It was a slow night, as the winds turned southerly on the eve of the next approaching cold front. 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. Winds over the Northeast and mid-Atlantic were southerly for most of […]

  • Light migration as conditions deteriorate overnight

    Birds were on the move last night, but not without obstacle. 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. Migration over the mid-Atlantic was heaviest in the southern half of the region, where winds remained westerly for most […]

  • No migration as warm front pushes northeast

    Winds were southwesterly as the thunderstorms rolled in on a warm front last night. Here’s the radar, mostly so you can see what “no migration” looks like, and how precipitation has a very different signature than birds. The frames are from 7:00pm last night through 5:00am this morning. For whatever reason the Fort Dix radar […]

  • Few birds overnight

    Light southerly winds to the north, and easterly winds to the south, appear to have discouraged any major migration last night. 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. Despite the suboptimal wind conditions, the radar did show […]

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