Category: Fall Migration 2008

  • No migration as heavy rain moves into region

    Birds never got the chance to move south last night, as heavy wind and rain made its way north into the mid-Atlantic before sunset. Here’s the radar from 7:00pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Strong easterly winds over the northeastern […]

  • More birds into NJ

    I don’t have time to post the radar this morning, but migration was moderate to heavy across the Garden State last night. Movement was generally ENE->WSW, so locations along the Delaware River should be hopping this morning. Good Birding David

  • Heavy migration across the eastern flyway

    Last night was a beaut! Northeast winds and clear skies paved the way for heavy migration across the region. Here’s the radar from 7:00pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. The regional composite really tells the story for last night’s migration […]

  • Big push of birds into mid-Atlantic

    North winds and clear skies made for another night of heavy migration into the mid-Atlantic. Here’s the radar from 7:00pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. A weak cold front pushed east of the mid-Atlantic yesterday, allowing high pressure to build […]

  • Moderate migration into light headwind

    Here’s the radar from 7:00pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. While I had expected south winds to keep birds down, the radar indicates that the winds were too light to thwart migration over the mid-Atlantic. All radars showed some level […]

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