Category: NEXRAD Migration Study

  • Huge migration tonight

    Birds are really on the move tonight. I just got in from a bit of moonwatching and saw several dozen birds stream across the moon’s face. I did a little digiscoping- so hopefully I’ll have some video to post soon. I’ll post the radar in the AM, but if you’re contemplating, GO BIRDING TOMORROW. Cape […]

  • Riders on the storm

    There was a bit of migration last night on the eve of the approaching cold front. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through sunrise this morning. You can see that a small amount of birds were moving just after sunset, and were later joined by a larger group as the front passed and the […]

  • Light migration tonight

    South winds tapered off around 9:00pm, and winds at 3,000 feet (900mb) were 5-10 kts out of the NE, so there was definitely some migration tonight, albeit small. With winds turning north tomorrow, we should see a bigger push tomorrow night. I’ll post the radar in the morning.

  • Just a trickle last night

    A trickle of migrants were apparent on the radar last night, as winds were generally out of the southeast, although they did die down to variable speed overnight. 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. […]

  • Catching up 1…

    This is a little “backed up” from two nights ago. The radar is actually from sunset on August 27th, until the morning of the 28th. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. P.S. Come see what’s happening […]

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