Category: Spring Migration 2011

  • It’s beginning to feel a lot like April!

    Did you hear anything go bump in the night? Wow! Those were some serious thunderstorms that came charging across the Mid-Atlantic! Not much in the way of migration, but that’s all about to change. Here’s the radar from sunset yesterday through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view […]

  • Nocturnal migration from Texas to Tarrytown

    Sorry so late in posting. 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.   Southerly flow across most of the US east of the Rockies triggered migration across the Central Mississippi and Eastern Flyways last night. Migration was […]

  • More birds into the region

    It happened again last night, where building southwest winds along the east coast triggered moderate to heavy levels of migration into and out of the Mid-Atlantic. 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. Unfortunately the NYC radar […]

  • Weather shaping up for a nice flight into NJ tomorrow

    The next cold front heading eastward is causing strong southwesterly flow to form over the region. This will be followed by some heavy rain before the front clears, and then strong northerly winds behind the front. This means that even if the rain fails to stop the birds from migrating through, the winds most likely […]

  • A nice push into the Mid-Atlantic!

    Migration kicked into high gear last night as southwest winds across the region triggered a moderate to heavy flight across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. 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. The winds aloft (~3000 ft.) were […]

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