Category: Fall Migration 2010

  • Birds to the north of me, birds to the south…

    … here I am, stuck in the middle with __________ [rain, wind, cold, yesterday’s birds, etc.]. 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. As you can see, a low pressure system is parked right over New Jersey […]

  • …didn’t get to sleep last night ’till the morning came around…

    …although this morning’s text message from Tom Johnson made me wish I had: “morning flight very good at Higbee. Many birds on the ground too.” I’ll get to posting the radar asap, but it’s suffice to say that birds were on the move last night, despite the locally hostile weather. Actually, given the northerly winds […]

  • Wash, rinse, repeat. The flight goes inland

    I’ll keep this brief. MORE BIRDS INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC! 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. Where strong northwest winds pushed the last flight to the Atlantic coast, light and variable winds turned northeast this morning to […]

  • Let the birding begin!

    There’s very little to say, really, that hasn’t been said over the last two days. The bottleneck of birds across the northeastern US was uncorked last night and the birds exploded southward after sunset. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to […]

  • The levee is about to break

    Happy October, Everyone! Things are shaping up for a massive flight into the Mid-Atlantic tonight with a chance of Peregrine action throughout the day today. Overall the weekend is looking mighty fine, plan accordingly. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to […]

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