The next cold front heading eastward is causing strong southwesterly flow to form over the region. This will be followed by some heavy rain before the front clears, and then strong northerly winds behind the front. This means that even if the rain fails to stop the birds from migrating through, the winds most likely will (like that great line from The Wheel by the Grateful Dead). Here are the 12 and 24-hour forecast maps* for tonight and tomorrow morning.
* The 12-hour map corresponds to 8:00pm tonight, and the 24-hour map to 8:00am tomorrow
So the key will be to keep an eye on the radar tonight and make sure birds are indeed moving over the region, then watch for where the frontal boundary is in the morning as that will be the ‘fallout line’. If migration is heavy from the south, then any migrant trap south of the frontal boundary will be worth checking tomorrow. Locally, it looks like Cape May will be rain-free in the early morning hours so I’ll be hitting Higbee’s before work. Stay tuned, I’ll have the radar up by 6:00am tomorrow.
Good Birding
David