Category: Fall Migration 2009

  • Heavy migration, this time on NE winds

    Look out inland sites, birds are headed your way! 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. Another clear night following the passage of the last cold front, and the winds were again perfect for migration. This time […]

  • Massive flight last night

    Wow! (that about sums it up) 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. This is pretty much what is to be expected after several nights of poor migration conditions: birds are chomping at the bit, looking for […]

  • No migration last night

    More southerly winds kept birds from moving over the NE and mid-Atlantic US. Don’t expect much to change until the end of the week… maybe by Thursday, but more likely Friday night. There are still plenty of good birds hanging about, so get out there and check them out! Good Birding David

  • Very light flight last night

    Winds were light and southerly last night, which appears to have thwarted most migration over the mid-Atlantic region. The radar did indicate some southbound birds throughout the region, but the densities were minimal at best. Winds will persist out of the south for the next couple of days, so expect little in terms of migration […]

  • Big flight on southwest winds should favor the coast this morning

    The radar was on fire last night, with heavy migration across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions. 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. Southwest winds and clear skies made for optimal migration conditions last night, and birds […]

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