Heavy migration into NJ tonight


Birds are on the move, and they’re heading this way. I’ll be out in the field by 5:00am tomorrow, so use the real-time radar site to get your morning fix. Birding should be good at all spring migrant traps… more on the radar later tomorrow.

Good Birding
David


6 responses to “Heavy migration into NJ tonight”

  1. South Jersey is not a migrant trap area, but with the northerly winds kicking in sometime early this morning before dawn after a night of southerly winds, I thought it wise to head out even though still early in the season for variety. Here’s a brief list from Floodgates Rd. in Gloucester County. It’s a fairly large wooded area – both wet and dry, brushy and more dense, along the Delaware River here in south Jersey.
    These are in no particular order, just how I wrote them in my notes:
    30 to 40 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS
    3 PALM WARBLERS
    1 BLACK and WHITE WARBLER
    2 YELLOW WARBLERS
    4 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS
    1 CHESTNUT-SIDED – an adult male. Very early for me this one.
    2 OVENBIRDS
    1 PRAIRIE WARBLER
    2 EASTERN KINGBIRDS
    2 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS

  2. While out checking herp traps found FOS: Parula and Black-throated green.
    Savannah and grasshopper sparrows are starting to fill in and establish territories (all were in full song) here in Hillsborough.

  3. Yo D-La (et al),
    Hope you had a splendid day in da field.
    An interesting mini-fallout occurred last night up here in Southern Maine. Not a ton of birds, but it seemed to be a good instructive radar lesson. I blogged about it (go figure!):
    http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/025976.html

    I would welcome your incite and instruction as to my interpretation of the events. I’m still a rookie at this!

    Jersey birders: you guys are incredibly lucky to have David – and his website – down there, doing my alma mater proud. Could I borrow him for a season up here?

    Keep up the good work,
    D-Lo

  4. oh yeah. American bitttern spotted by a volunteer and photographed by me. Only our 2nd record.

  5. 200+ White-throated Sparrows showed up at Garret Mt. as well as 20 + Hermit Thrushes and 20+ yellow-rumped Warblers. New arrivals included Blue-headed Vireo, White-eyed Vireo, Black-throated Green Warbler, Orchard Oriloe. Definitely a good flight of new migrants into Garret Mt. all morning long. By noon many had left the park continuing Northward.

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