More birds took to the sky last night, as northwest winds dominated the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning.
Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.
Migration was moderate to heavy last night along the extreme east coast, while much lighter migration was evident further inland. Birds could be seen leaving the Boston and New York City areas and being blown easterly, over the ocean, on strong northwest winds. These birds presumably made landfall across Long Island and the New Jersey coast this morning. Birds over New Jersey were headed ESE, which means the Cape May funnel effect should be quite evident this morning. I would expect a good flight at Higbee’s Beach today, and would also expect good numbers out at Sandy Hook on the northeastern NJ coast. If you’re out there today, please stop back and let us know how it went!
Good Birding
David
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There was a good fallout at Allaire State Park today: N. Flicker, E. Phoebe, Am. Robin 100+, Baltimore Oriole, Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow-throated Vireo, , Yellow Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Black and White Warbler, American Redstart, Blue-winged Warbler, Tennesee Warbler, Northern Parula Warbler, plus ten Warbler Sps.