Monthly Archives: August 2010

Heavy migration over the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

Posted on 8/27/2010 by David La Puma

Last night the winds along the eastern United States were light and primarily out of the north. Over the Northeastern US and mid-Atlantic we saw mostly northwesterly winds turning north by morning, which appears to have triggered the heaviest migration … Continue reading →

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Why you should go to Higbee’s tomorrow morning, and get there early!

Posted on 8/26/2010 by David La Puma

The wind forecast (NW at sunset, N during the night, NE by morning… see the circular wind plot graph) Tomorrow is the day after the passage of a cold front (CF+1 on the graph) Most birds are recorded within the … Continue reading →

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Widespread migration across the Eastern US

Posted on 8/26/2010 by David La Puma

Well, after two nights of sub-optimal wind conditions to our north, things finally shaped up for widespread nocturnal migration last night. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the … Continue reading →

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Migration outlook

Posted on 8/25/2010 by David La Puma

Tonight’s weather forecast is looking interesting. Right now the forecast is calling for light southwest winds at the surface over Southern NJ, turning northwest around 7:00am tomorrow. That alone tells us little, because most of the birds migrating down the … Continue reading →

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A light flight over the region

Posted on 8/25/2010 by David La Puma

A combination of wind direction and wind speed appears to have minimized the number of birds migrating over the northeast last night. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on … Continue reading →

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