Month: May 2011

  • Another push into the Mid-Atlantic

    High pressure across most of the US last night open the doors for another flight of birds into the Mid-Atlantic and some of the Northeast region. While migration was much heavier in the central part of the country… …a decent flight could be seen across New Jersey and into southern NY. Here’s the radar from […]

  • Against the wind

    The wind last night ranged from light and westerly at the surface, to strong and opposing out of the northwest at ~3000 feet- but when you’re in the thick of the migration season birds are going to do what they have to do to push on. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am […]

  • More birds arrive into the Mid-Atlantic

    Stable high pressure over the southeastern US continued to convey birds up into the region last night. 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.   I’ll keep this quick and dirty since I’m late to press… Southwest […]

  • Light migration up the Eastern Flyway

    Light winds last night triggered migration along the east coast. 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. Conditions weren’t ideal last night, but they were “good enough” to trigger some migration over the region. What started off […]

  • Nothing expected tonight into Thursday

    Northwest winds at all altitudes tonight should preclude any migration into the region, so I’ll be taking the morning off to do some World Series scouting. If things change, I’ll post and update here and send a ‘tweet’ to my twitter account (@woodcreper).   Good Birding!   David   ps. Please consider supporting our Rutgers […]

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