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A great blog
John Van Dort – the spring migration counter at Sandy Hook – has a blog. Here’s the address: http://johnvandort-ontheroad.blogspot.com/ If you haven’t checked it out already, then you should. If you have, then you know that John is not only a great observer of birds, but he’s also gifted at analyzing his observations and interpreting […]
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The floodgates are closed, but a few sneak in
More birds are piling up to our south as a series of low pressure systems park themselves over the Mid-Atlantic. A few birds did manage to sneak into South Jersey before it all shut down, though. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the […]
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Birds and weather
As expected, birds took to the skies last night, and continued to push through the region as the latest low pressure system slammed into the east coast. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 7:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Each of the […]
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The wa(aa-ii-)iting is the hardest part
If I told you that there were tens of thousands of birds right at your doorstep, just chomping at the bit to get into New Jersey, would you believe me? Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. […]
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Little migration into the Garden State
A weak cold front dipped into the Garden State last night, and prevented much of anything from entering from the south. 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. You can see the cold front in the radar […]