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Four of a kind
For the fourth consecutive night, birds head south over 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. Looking at the regional composite, we see a light and tight migration event across the east coast, a product […]
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Third night in a row and the flood begins to subside (UPDATE)
Last night marked the third consecutive night of migration over the region. Of the three nights this was clearly the lightest movement for most of the region (except for Maine) which likely reflects the status of migration-ready individuals. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:00am this morning. UPDATE: Word on the Higbee dike […]
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It’s a ‘Sandra Keller’ morning (UPDATE)
I don’t mind trading birds… it’s only fair. Last night the winds over the region turned northeasterly which can only mean one thing: INSIDE PASSAGE. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:00am this morning. UPDATE: Looks like some of the New England birds DID make it to Cape May- this place is hopping! […]
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Many birds, many options
Last night the latest cold front swept over the region turning warm and balmy to cool and crisp in a matter of minutes. With the passage we also saw broad-front migration across the region from the Ohio Valley to the Atlantic. N to NW winds dominate the landscape this morning, effectively spreading migrants over the […]
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National composites on the Facebook page
Hey loyal readers- I wanted to let you know that I have posted 12-hour loops of the NEXRAD national composite for the last four nights to the woodcreeper.com Facebook page. It’s pretty awesome to watch the migration ‘front’ spread from east to west as the sun sets across the country. You can really get a […]