Tropical Storm Claudette has halted migration for the time being. Migrants are holding on for more favorable weather to migrate south; all radars across the southern US showed little to no migration either. Panhandle residents may have some storm birds this morning as the tropical storm packed 50 mile an hour winds. Hope everyone is fine over in the panhandle, be safe.

Nature is Awesome
Angel & Mariel

This is the radar from 7:00pm last night to 8:00am this morning.

Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.

We have been having some computer problems and today was no different, click on the image above for the animation.
Southeast winds blew through out the entire night. These winds gave the birds a tailwind which helped out the migrants. Some birds flew last night out of Cuba, it wasn’t a very large group but finally birds are starting to leave Cuba again. Some pulses were picked up by the Miami radar from the east but again in small numbers. There was some activity that caught our attention, last night just like the night before a group of presumed birds left the Miami area and flew a straight shot to the southern shore of Lake O. Do we have any birders around there?
Key West radar did pick up birds moving from Cuba, birds could have spread around since they arrived over the keys way before sunrise. Lake Ingraham may have some new arrivals; birds could be seen heading into this area in the early morning hours. Best bets would be Flamingo, Coastal Prairie Trail, Mahogany Hammock, and other migrant traps in and around the park. As far as Miami we don’t expect much but some movement did come into Miami after all, AD Barnes and Kendall Indian Hammock may hold some new migrants. In Broward and the Palm Beach check the east coast migrant traps for some migrants that took off from the Bahamas. Maybe someone should give Evergreen Cementary a check. Keep your eyes up for Swallows, they have been on the move for a couple of weeks but it is starting to heat up. Good birding and take some time to enjoy the wonders of nature.

All observations will be greatly appreciated, lets work together to get a better understanding of bird migration here in our own backyard.

Nature is Awesome,
Angel and Mariel

Click on radar for loop Radar from 9:00pm to 8:00am

Hey everyone,

Sorry about not posting this morning, we have had a really busy day so far. Last night South to Southeast winds dominated, there was little to no activity on the Key West radar. The Miami radar did show movement mostly around the east coast from Cape FL to Palm Beach. Birds were moving east during the early morning making coastal migrant traps your best bet today. There was some movement of birds which may be shorebirds, the pulses were picked up around Key Largo area and headed towards the south side of Lake O. Some of the birds appear to have landed somewhere around the AG fields, wonder if there is any suitable habitat up there at this time of year. Weather looks good for migrants in the next couple of days, let’s keep our fingers crossed. Friday to Saturday look especially good, southwest winds on Friday then switching over to WEST winds from Friday night to Saturday night. With only a 20% chance of rain on Friday night through Saturday morning it does not seem that a “fall out” will occur. Still looks like we will have a good weekend, enjoy the spring migration.

Nature is Awesome
Angel & Mariel

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This is the radar from 6:00pm to 5:00am this morning.

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Angel and Mariel

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This is the radar from 6:00pm to 6:00am this morning.

Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.

Nature is Awesome,
Angel and Mariel

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