With the passing of the latest low pressure system, northwest winds triggered a sizable migration event both into and out of the mid-Atlantic. 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.

Northwest winds and clear(ish) skies made for almost perfect migration conditions last night. Heavy migration could be seen on both radars covering NJ and the Delmarva, with the only notable exception being the extreme northeastern portion of the region. Unfortunately, the storm system moving northeast may have cut off some birds which would have come down via Massachusetts, Connecticut, and eastern New York. Otherwise, though, northwest winds should guarantee good birding conditions along the Jersey shore this morning. The buoy off of Sandy Hook was registering NW winds until 3:00am, after which they turned NNW, suggesting this will be a good place for birders to check this morning. The radar also indicated heavy movement down into the Cape May peninsula. Coupled with northwest winds, this could make for an awesome morning fight today. Interior locations should be less birdy than coastal ones, but should also see some turnover of new birds, and the raptor flight today should be good given the forecast for continued north winds.

Good Birding

David

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

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