Monthly Archives: April 2006

Passed my quals!

Posted on 4/25/2006 by David La Puma

WOOOOOHOOOOO!! I’m now a PhD Candidate!…okay, back to work.

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Birds over Jerze

Posted on 4/25/2006 by David La Puma

Moderate migration over Jerze last night, but it looks like a nice pulse entered from the south early this morning. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through sunrise this morning. It was definitely birdy around my place this morning. … Continue reading →

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Big Migration last night

Posted on 4/24/2006 by David La Puma

Looks like some big migration over the northeast last night, until about 4am when the thunderstorms shut it down. The largest influx into New Jersey appears to have been in the Southwest part of the state, then progressively north up … Continue reading →

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Get those gumbo spices back out, it’s Mardi Gras in the sky!

Posted on 4/23/2006 by David La Puma

Seriously, tomorrow, head for the hills and/or coast. The birds are on the move, all down the East Coast. They’re leaving New Jersey en mass as I type this, but don’t fret, new ones will be arriving from Virginia in … Continue reading →

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Scratch that gumbo call…

Posted on 4/23/2006 by David La Puma

Everything went as planned…for the Mets, that is (Mets 8, Padres 1). As for migration, that’s another story. It looks like the storms moved in quick and fierce last night, before any large push of birds could make it very … Continue reading →

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