Radar Migration September 10, 2015
This eastern radar screenshot was taken just before midnight as the birds have lifted off with extremely heavy nocturnal migration occurring everywhere to the west of the cold front on those lovely northerly winds. New England is being mostly shut out of the passerine movement tonight as precipitation remains over the region. The cool air will continue to pour in behind the front making for a strong diurnal raptor migration day Friday at hawk watch sites, and then a great Saturday morning for everyone in the Northeast. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach...
Read MoreRadar Migration September 3, 2015
Now that is what I call nocturnal migration! This was around midnight last night with the radar across the east being filled with birds heading south. Get outside today and find some…or many! It could also be the first decent day for some diurnal raptor migration at select hawk watch sites. Let us know what you’re seeing in your yards and favorite patches. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreRadar Overnight August 21, 2015
And here is what you get after you have a cold front move through in the day before a clear evening with now northerly winds…heavy migration! That is a classic Atlantic coastal signature for late August. Go find these birds today if you are not already outside and enjoying them.
Read MoreRadar Overnight August 20, 2015
This is a radar image from overnight on August 20-21, 2015. As you can see there were a lot of birds in the air moving south from the Mid-Atlantic as far west as this image goes. The cold front and associated heavy rain and thunderstorms that brought the helpful northerly winds was advancing from the eastern Mid-Atlantic slowly into New England. They are really coming now! As we near September the volume and diversity of species heading south will build for us. Get out there this weekend and go find some “fall” migrants.
Read MoreMigration – August 12, 2015
Here is the migration map – also known as the radar of the eastern continental United States – a few hours after sunset here on August 12, 2015. Avian targets, along with undoubtedly a few insects and bats, were mostly active in the southern regions where the wind is more consistently out of the north. For those of us in the Northeast we have a flow pushing birds to the Atlantic Coast, a typical occurrence for the fall. In another month the winds will be stronger and skies will be fuller. For now you can keep expecting to find birds like Bobolink, Orchard Oriole, Northern...
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