Monthly Archives: August 2007

Riders on the storm

Posted on 8/31/2007 by David La Puma

There was a bit of migration last night on the eve of the approaching cold front. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through sunrise this morning. You can see that a small amount of birds were moving just after … Continue reading →

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Light migration tonight

Posted on 8/30/2007 by David La Puma

South winds tapered off around 9:00pm, and winds at 3,000 feet (900mb) were 5-10 kts out of the NE, so there was definitely some migration tonight, albeit small. With winds turning north tomorrow, we should see a bigger push tomorrow … Continue reading →

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Just a trickle last night

Posted on 8/30/2007 by David La Puma

A trickle of migrants were apparent on the radar last night, as winds were generally out of the southeast, although they did die down to variable speed overnight. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through sunrise this morning. Frames … Continue reading →

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Catching up 1…

Posted on 8/29/2007 by David La Puma

This is a little “backed up” from two nights ago. The radar is actually from sunset on August 27th, until the morning of the 28th. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional … Continue reading →

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Another big flight tonight!

Posted on 8/27/2007 by David La Puma

The Mid-Atlantic and most of the Northeast is under some heavy nocturnal migration tonight. This is the second big night in a row, and will definitely mean new birds in the New Jersey area by morning. I’ll post the radar … Continue reading →

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