Monthly Archives: March 2006

East Coast migration

Here’s a national composite from sunset last night through sunrise this morning. I’ve circled the area of migration in red. Updated: I’ve downloaded the fort Dix radar from the same time period and added it to the post. It now … Continue reading

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Migration forecast

Birds are on the move! Although the upper-air winds (850mb) on the East Coast tonight are still strong out of the north, the mid-level to surface winds from Savannah, GA, to Wilmington, DE show a southerly component that appears to … Continue reading

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Migration forecast

It looks like we may see some action in the first half of the week, as a new weather system pushes into the Northeast on Tuesday. Winds are forecast to switch around out of the south on Tuesday, and then … Continue reading

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No migration last night

Rain and north winds last night- no birds appeared to be moving.

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A few birds leaving Jerze

Another night of light winds out of the north, this time out of the northeast. The radar loop is from sunset last night through sunrise this morning, and the frame rate is 1 per hour. Although the images are pretty … Continue reading

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