Category: Fall Migration 2009

  • Nice flight out of the NE and into the Mid-Atlantic this morning

    Winds aloft last night were out of the northeast, giving migrants just enough impetus to head south. 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 really shows the movement quite well, with the reflectivity signal […]

  • No migration, but some in the pipe

    The last two nights have been a bust, in terms of migration activity. Southerly winds and steady rain have kept migrants grounded across the region, which has had some good results as far as birding is concerned. A Western Kingbird at the hawkwatch in Cape May, and many sparrows across the region (including a LeConte’s […]

  • Heavy Migration Over the Eastern Flyway

    After several nights of poor migration conditions, the floodgates finally reopened. 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 low pressure system, which brought so much rain to the region over the last two days, finally made […]

  • Rain Rain and More Rain

    That’s the lead, and the story. Wait for this system to pass and we’ll see some new birds heading our way. Good Birding David Hanging out with the family at Mike, Trish and Phoebe’s place in some beautiful country in Western PA

  • Against the Wind

    Winds were clearly not favorable for migration last night, as those at the surface were from the SW at 5kts, and those aloft were even stronger from the same direction. So why the migration event? You tell me! Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click […]

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