Here’s the radar from sunset last night through about midnight…then the radar goes into the infinite loop of doom.
It looks like the storms to our north, along with strong easterlies over the northeast kept most of the migration to our west. There was some migration evident over our area last night, but it seemed restricted compared to that which was occurring to our west and to our south. Unfortunately the radar crapped out around midnight, so it’s hard to tell what happened after that without consulting the real-time archives. I suspect the birds that did make it through will be appearing at the morning flight at Higbee’s, given the strong northerly flow over the region.
Good Birding, and good luck.
3 responses to “In the shadow of the storm”
oh…um…and it’s raining.
Quick question – after the passing of a rain like we’ve had, when’s the best time to head out – immediately following, the next morning? Just curious.
Marty
depends on the timing, and whether birds were moving with the rain overnight. There were birds moving with the rain last night, so birding as soon as comfortable would be my suggestion. If there had been a ‘front’ of birds that hit a ‘front’ of rain, and then landed, I would head to wherever that rain was and bird there. The benefit of rain is that it can cause birds to ground in a geographically identifiable area, unlike a night of clear, tail-wind, migration.
Tonight it appears the conditions will be better for east coast migration…check my post on the main page for more info.
cheers, and thanks for commenting!
David