Category: Fall Migration 2009

  • Another push over the NE and mid-Atlantic

    A nice flight out of the Northeast last night resulted in an influx of birds into the mid-Atlantic. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. The regional composite shows birds migrating from most locations after sunset last […]

  • Light migration over NJ and DE

    Migration conditions started out pretty unfavorable last night, but improved as the night progressed. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm yesterday through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Southwesterly flow just after sunset last night appeared to preclude any birds from migrating. This appears to […]

  • No migration tonight

    SW winds over the mid-Atlantic and Northeast are keeping birds from moving tonight. Therefore I won’t be posting the radar on Sunday morning. See you during the week! Good Birding David

  • First post of the season!

    Well, it looks like we had a little migration over the northeast and mid-Atlantic last night! Winds started out light and out of the northwest, turning light and northerly during the night. Clear skies and a light tailwind made for some good migration conditions. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view […]

  • Let’s dust this puppy off…

    Unfortunately, funding ran out for the migration forecast on birdcapemay.org, so I won’t be posting there unless something changes (not expected). In the meantime I think we should get woodcreeper.com back up and running for the fall. My dissertation is submitted, and while I’ve still got plenty to do, I should be able to get […]

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