Category: Migration

  • Mas parajos arriba de Nueva Jersey

    All the Broad-wings moving through the last couple of days made me think of my trip to Veracruz last year…hence made me speak Spanish (poorly, and to myself) at 5:50 in the morning…don’t ask…just look at the radar. Here it is, from sunset last night through 5:00am. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and […]

  • Big flight over New Jersey, and entire eastern flyway

    Well, it happened last night! The cold front cleared our area early yesterday, and as the sun set to northwest winds, birds took to the sky. 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 […]

  • No migration last night

    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. As the cold front marched across our state and winds blew out of the south, birds decided to stay […]

  • Forecast on BCM.org

    I’ve posted a forecast for the weekend on BirdCapeMay.org (http://www.birdcapemay.org/bfma/) Go check it out! Good Birding David

  • Migrants go coastal

    Southerly winds prevailed over Pennsylvania and central and western New York last night, preventing any migration on the interior eastern flyway. Fortunately for those more coastal states, the northerly winds along the extreme east coast made for some heavy migration right along the shoreline. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through sunrise this morning. […]

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