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Little to no migration
As the title says, there was little to no (leaning more towards ‘no’) migration last night, in the face of light southerly winds over the region. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on […]
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“Against the wind…
…they’re still runnin’ against the wind” The birds, that is. Winds started out light and westerly and quickly moved southerly, although still light. Birds took advantage of the conditions resulting in heavy migration into the northern part of the state via New York. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:30am this morning. Frames […]
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Big migration going on tonight
I’ve posted an updated mid-Atlantic forecast to birdcapemay.org and will post the radar here in the morning. Please don’t forget to become a member of the woodcreeper flock today. Read the Become a Member post to find out more.
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Singing Youngster
This hatch-year White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) was caught singing his little head off during my recent sparrow fest out here in Somerset, NJ. I digi-video’d him with my Coolpix 4500 digital camera, and Leica Televid APO spotting scope. You can see some more photos of sparrow-fest on my flickr site, or click on the images […]
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Heavy migration over Jerze
Heavy migration was evident over the Garden State last night, as winds ranged from NW at 3000 feet, to N at the surface. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail to […]