Month: May 2008

  • Moderate migration looks really good for Cape May

    Unfortunately I didn’t figure on much migration last night, but the northwest winds backed off a bird and birds took to the sky… I’m working on the radar right now, but by the looks of it (and sounds outside my window), a good number of birds landed in New Jersey last night. The radar indicates […]

  • No migration over Jerze

    While at 10:30pm last night it looked like birds might be making a bid for the Garden State, northwest winds appear to have put the kibosh on the whole things before it could materialize. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and […]

  • More birds over the Garden State

    Light southwest winds at the surface seemed to be the tailwind of choice last night, as most birds appeared to migrate at lower altitudes. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through sunrise this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail […]

  • Light migration last night, as upper-level winds blow NW

    Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:30am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Upper level winds last night were out of the NW, while surface winds remained light and variable, which could […]

  • Fire in the ‘glades

    Fire panoramic Originally uploaded by woodcreeper. Sometime late last Tuesday night, or early Wednesday morning, some nefarious creature decided it a wise decision to light a fire on the eastern boundary of Everglades National Park, at a location commonly known as “Mustang Corner” (named because of the propensity for folks to drag-race on the secluded […]

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