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In the wake of much discussion about atmospheric blocking in Fall 2012, Team BirdCast returns to the scene of the crime, so to speak. The Climate Prediction Center, among others, is forecasting a period of negative North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO)…

Birders along the Pacific Coast of the US, along with The Weather Channel and the Los Angeles Times, have certainly noticed the recent invasion of Blue-footed Boobies in California, whether you’ve read about it on eBird or seen it in…

Continental Summary: A pulse of moderate movements occurs midweek in the West, as the East experiences a major frontal passage followed by a building high pressure ridge that facilitate major movements over land and over water. Birds on the move…

Continental Summary As the East pulsed with a major frontal passage and moderate to heavy movements in its wake, the West continued previous weeks’ pattern of many moderate movements. Birds on the move this week included Broad-winged Hawk, Northern Flicker,…

Team BirdCast continues to try to provide some insights on the comings and goings of vagrants in the Bering Sea! The coming days have some great potential for Asian strays to appear in the Alaskan island chains, particularly given pervasive…

Continental Summary: Major movements begin the period in the East and West, followed by periods of less favorable conditions until another pulse of movements end the forecast period. Birds on the move this week will include Broad-winged and Sharp-shinned Hawk,…

A strong cold front has moved off the Atlantic coast after a week of more summer-like conditions. Friday night will see temperatures drop in many areas, with winds from the North and Northwest, perfect for moderate to heavy movements in…

Continental Summary: Moderate movements took hold in many areas of the West, while a strong front produced excellent end of the period flights in the East after a pervasive summer-like air mass departed. Birds on the move included Barn Swallow,…

With forecast conditions looking rather gloomy for observers watching at the Tribute in Light but rosy for avoiding any potential for hazardous conditions for migrating birds, Team BirdCast predicted local, light movements and perhaps tens of birds in the beams…

Last night’s flight is the Northeastern US was as underwhelming as previously forecast, and the hopes for slightly more favorable though still marginal conditions for birds to move during the night bore no fruit. Widely scattered light movements occurred in…

Despite a reasonably quiet season for tropical systems in the western North Atlantic, a lingering area of low pressure and associated storms that was once Tropical Storm Gabrielle has reorganized and started to move to the North and Northeast. The…

For those in the greater New York City metropolitan area, the coming nights bring the return of the Tribute in Light Memorial. The powerful, side-by-side beams of light aimed skyward are first and foremost a somber tribute to the lives…