Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning.
Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.
Birds were on the move once again last night, as the northbound trend continues. Cold front moved into the region overnight last night, causing strong southwesterly winds along the frontal boundary and eventually bringing heavy rain to the northern half of New Jersey. This heavy precipitation, following some moderate to heavy migration, will mean birds will be concentrated along the frontal boundary this morning. If you experienced heavy rain beginning after midnight (and probably still going this morning!) you have a good chance of seeing a mini-fallout in your area. Otherwise Sandy Hook should see some good bird activity this morning as the flight continued on a SW->NE trajectory through 5:00am. Most of the birds crossing the Delaware Bay did so on a more S->N trajectory, such that most birds will have missed Cape May altogether. That said, some birds could be seen making the crossing between Lewes, DE and Cape May, so expect some new birds to be around at first light.
It looks like westerly and northwesterly flow will return to the region for a few days. If nothing moves tonight, then we probably wont see much migration until Thursday or Friday. I’ll post any updates as they become clearer.
Good Birding
David
2 responses to “More birds, and heavy rain to the north”
Went outside about 9:45AM and heard birds in wet woods behind house. Heard and/or saw American Redstart, Blue-headed Vireo, Blackpoll, No.Parula ,
Yellow-Rumped Warbler and Swainson’s Thrush.
At this time they seem to have all moved on.
Would venture a guess that Sandy Hook has some birds today.
I hit DeKorte in the Meadowlands in Bergen County around mid-day for a little while. I hadn’t been there since last week, so I’m not sure what arrived last night and what came in over the weekend, but recent arrivals included plenty of Common Yellowthroats, many new Yellow-rumps, and a Yellow Warbler, as well as lots of Gray Catbirds.