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Migration Forecast: More birds arriving tomorrow
I’m making this blog entry the night before because I’m planning to head out of the house well before I would usually post the radar. Therefore I won’t get the radar up on the site until later in the day, but for now I just wanted to make a few comments about the pending weather. […]
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Northbound birds
Good morning! last night birds were on the move again, especially along the Eastern Flyway. 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. While migration was apparent across the entire Mid-Atlantic region, southeast winds appear to have favored […]
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Heavy migration up the Eastern Flyway
Finally, the real uncorking of the migration bottleneck has commenced! It was only a matter of time, really. Last night the conditions along the entire east coast were favorable for migration, with winds either light and variable, or with a light southerly component (more southeasterly in the southern half of the country, turning to more […]
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HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY!
Oh the holiday spirit got the best of me… or maybe it was the spring weather. Either way, I hope everyone took it in stride. The funny thing is, I really do believe that the “Perfect Storm” did have some effect down here! In truth, though, my major predictions for today were definitely geared towards […]
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Look Boss! De Birds! De Birds!
Now THAT’S what we call an “uncorking” of the migration bottleneck! Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. The conditions along the Central, Mississippi and Eastern Flyways were all favorable for migration last night, as mostly southerly flow brought high densities of birds up out of the Yucatan […]