Category: Migration

  • More birds into and out-of the Mid-Atlantic

    With winds being light and northerly (emphasis on light!), birds did what birds do this late in the spring- they migrated! Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Unfortunately, the NYC radar was down all night, so I couldn’t post it below. This happens from time to time, and should be […]

  • A Thrush-tastic Flight

    Birds were in the air last night – and Thrushes were clearly a part of the action based on the nocturnal flight calls we were hearing after dark. 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. Northerly winds […]

  • Into the wind

    The winds were light and out of the north last night, but clearly not enough of an obstacle to keep birds from moving this late in the season. 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. The winds […]

  • Lots of birdies this way comes

    Just in time for the biggest birding event in the… (dare I say it??). 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. The weather really took shape last night, bringing high densities of migrants to the Mid-Atlantic and […]

  • Birds at the doorstep… but still a night away

    It’s Wednesday night and the atmosphere over New Jersey is pretty devoid of avian life. I’m heading out quite early tomorrow, so will not be posting the radar, but I will post an updated forecast tomorrow evening. Right now the probability is high for a heavy flight into the region on Thursday night, arriving on […]

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