Monthly Archives: March 2010

Nothing last night, but that’s about to change!

Posted on 3/31/2010 by David La Puma

Winds were downright belligerent last night, and out of the totally wrong direction, at that. Okay, so I’m bitter that I had to walk the dog in what felt like hurricane-force northwest winds. Either way, migration along the eastern flyway … Continue reading →

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The latest flight

Posted on 3/28/2010 by David La Puma

Winds turned ESE yesterday, as the latest low-pressure system and cold front approached from the west. This resulted in light to moderate migration across the Eastern and Mississippi flyways last night, with the heaviest migration occurring well to our south … Continue reading →

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The storm

Posted on 3/26/2010 by David La Puma

While not the wallop of migrants I was expecting, we did get hit with a small wave of new birds last night which appear to have been grounded by the heavy rains and northerly winds early this morning. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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The calm before the storm

Posted on 3/25/2010 by David La Puma

Very little migration was apparent on the local radar last night, but don’t be fooled into thinking that this trend will continue. Here’s the radar from 7:00pm yesterday through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the … Continue reading →

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Northwest winds; birds stay put. Looking forward to Friday AM.

Posted on 3/24/2010 by David La Puma

Can you tell by the title that I’ve been “tweet”ing a bit too much?? Nothing was moving last night as the winds were out of the NW and, well, why press your luck when it’s this early in the spring!? … Continue reading →

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