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Birds over Jersey
Birds apparently took to the sky last night as winds were favorable over a good portion of the region. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. The regional […]
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Rain Rain Rain, and not a bird in sight
Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Stormy weather associated with the arriving cold front made for terrible migration conditions, despite the southerly winds. Additionally, winds were more […]
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The north wind bloweth…
…and the birds take a night off. Nada on the radar tonight… more on the way tomorrow and Friday night. See you then! Good Birding David
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Heavy migration into Jersey
Finally, some influx into the state! Last night the winds were in our favor, blowing a steady SSW after sunset and continuing from the SW through early this morning, and eventually switching to NW after the frontal passage. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am today. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity […]
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Migration was light, no foolin’
While I was expecting more of an influx today, it appeared that the cloud cover and precipitation was enough to prevent a major flight into New Jersey this morning. That said, there still was an influx of new birds, and coupled with heavy precipitation, we could see some concentrations of new birds across the state. […]