Northwest winds, northwest winds, that’s all I kept reading in the forecast… well, whattayaknow, these birds got the itch and they’re going north regardless of the wind forecast! Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 8:30am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. […]

Unfortunately I didn’t figure on much migration last night, but the northwest winds backed off a bird and birds took to the sky… I’m working on the radar right now, but by the looks of it (and sounds outside my window), a good number of birds landed in New Jersey last night. The radar indicates […]

While at 10:30pm last night it looked like birds might be making a bid for the Garden State, northwest winds appear to have put the kibosh on the whole things before it could materialize. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and […]

Light southwest winds at the surface seemed to be the tailwind of choice last night, as most birds appeared to migrate at lower altitudes. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through sunrise this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail […]

Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:30am this morning. 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. Upper level winds last night were out of the NW, while surface winds remained light and variable, which could […]