Tonight looks good for migration, especially in our area. I stepped outside during the last throes of the fading light and almost immediately heard flight calls from at least two Veeries. The skies are clear, the waxing gibbous moon on the rise, and the radar is popping.
Migration appears along the eastern seaboard, especially in eastern Virginia. Radar image captured at 8:36 PM EDT from NCAR's RAP Real Time Weather Data.
Helpful hint to generate your own up-to-the-minute map: click on the link in the caption, then click on the words "Contiguous US" at the top of the map on the page that appears. If you're more daring, click on a specific radar site for a more detailed view of that area.
Alternately, if you get a chance, step outside (bundle up a bit if in the northeast!) and turn an ear skyward, and check out your favorite migrant patch tomorrow morning.
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1 comment:
Yeah! You're back!
On another note, if certainly was a good night for migration last night. This beutiful chilly fall morning before work I had Mag, Chestnut-sided, BT Green, and Redstart. Plus a handful of other migrants, vireos, orioles, thrushes.
Great stuff. Yay fall!
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