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Conditions last night were similar to the night before where we had light southerly surface winds coupled with stronger northerly winds aloft. The result was light migration across the northeastern US and mid-Atlantic regions. Here’s the radar from 7:00pm last night through 5:00am this morning.

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

The northeast composite image does show a migration signal over the entire east coast last night, although a closer look at the reflectivity and velocity image suggests that the amount of migration was light. This is typical after a few nights of heavier migration, as most of the “migration-ready” individuals have moved through, and conditions are not optimal enough to tempt those still fattening up for the long haul.

Birds will be dispersed across the landscape today and, given the low level of migration and lack of weather to concentrate them, will be difficult to discern on the ground. Birding conditions will continue to be good at the major fall migration locations such as Cape May, Brigantine, and Sandy Hook. It’s not a bad time to grab your scope and a sandwich and spend a few hours mulling through flocks of shorebirds!

Good Birding

David

P.S. Come check out my migration forecast for the Mid-Atlantic on Birdcapemay.org

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