• ABA BOY CONI plate
    May 20, 2013

    ABA Bird of the Year Multimedia Art Cont...

    Robert Mortensen has thrown together another one of his classic Bird of the Year videos to announce the Multimedia Art Contest for this year’s b...
  • Leucistic Whimbrel flying with typical Whimbrel (Photo by Alex Lamoreaux)
    May 18, 2013

    Leucistic Whimbrel – Eastern Shore...

    Earlier today while out birding at the Magothy Bay Natural Area Preserve (eBird checklist) on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, I spotted a very pale b...
  • May 18, 2013

    Best flight this year

    No radar this morning. Doing a big day in CNY. Go birding!
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    May 17, 2013

    North winds slow migration in east, toni...

    Regional Overview Ohio and western PA saw heavy migration last night but east of there it was much lighter. Light winds from the north and a stationar...
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    May 16, 2013

    Heavy migration everywhere!

    Regional Overview Migration was impressive across most of the US last night. Birds were definitely on the move and there was little to stop them. Ther...
ABA BOY CONI plate

ABA Bird of the Year Multimedia Art Contest Announcement

Robert Mortensen has thrown together another one of his classic Bird of the Year videos to announce the Multimedia Art Contest for this year’s bird, the Common Nighthawk. Check it…

Leucistic Whimbrel flying with typical Whimbrel (Photo by Alex Lamoreaux)

Leucistic Whimbrel – Eastern Shore of Virginia

Earlier today while out birding at the Magothy Bay Natural Area Preserve (eBird checklist) on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, I spotted a very pale blonde Whimbrel mixed with about 60 typical…

Best flight this year

No radar this morning. Doing a big day in CNY. Go birding!

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North winds slow migration in east, tonight could be more of the same

Regional Overview Ohio and western PA saw heavy migration last night but east of there it was much lighter. Light winds from the north and a stationary front sitting over…

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Heavy migration everywhere!

Regional Overview Migration was impressive across most of the US last night. Birds were definitely on the move and there was little to stop them. There was a long thin…

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Heavy migration with western NY and PA fallout possibility

Regional Overview Migration was very evident on the radar last night, with masses of birds flying north with weather that is finally working in their favor. Storms moved into and…

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Another night of storms and strong coastal migration

Regional Overview Last night a large front passed through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast which really slowed migration over most of the region except for the coast and just inland from…

Composite NEXRAD for midnight

World Series of Birding Migration update

This should have gone up last night in preparation for the big day but better late than never! The World Series of Birding is a big fundraising event in New…

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Strong East Coast flow, Ohio fallout

Regional Overview The first strong migration up the East Coast in quite a while, last night should have brought a significant turnover in species to areas that have been severely…

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Migration returns to the East

Regional Overview It has been a really long dry spell for the East Coast but things are looking up. Migration was moderate over Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey for…

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