Northeast winds along the coast triggered a light to moderate flight from the region. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning.
Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.
As the next cold front approached the region last night winds along the coast turned northeast. This appears to have triggered some migration from Maine down through the Delmarva Peninsula although the lack of migration conditions to our west means that little else was moving across the Northeast. Each of the individual radars indicate moderate flights across New Jersey and a light flight out of eastern New York. The general trajectory appears to have been NE->SW which will favor inland locations this morning.
Today we’ll see the front move through with heavy rain, clearing the east coast, and bringing northwest winds back to the region. If enough precipitation clears out tonight we could see a flight although it appears more likely that we’ll see the largest influxes on Friday and Saturday night… perfect for the weekend (although it’s looking to be a windy one!).
Good Birding
David
One response to “Coastal Exodus”
Dr. La Puma,
I just wanted to thank you for keeping this blog updated. We’ve been relying on it for the past several years for the “heads-up” by which we estimate dates of possible blackpoll fallouts here at our banding station in the northern part of the British Virgin Islands, and we plan our work schedules accordingly.
We saw the heavy movement on radar the night of the 9th/10th and made plans to be busy here on Guana Island on the morning of the 13th. We had a slow trickle of birds through the 11th and 12th, and then on the 13th…WARBLERS EVERYWHERE! Right on schedule, they swarmed over the island.
We were prepared and had a very productive day. Thanks again!
Tracy Boal