Category: Migration

  • 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 […]

  • 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. […]

  • 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 […]

  • Exodus out of Jersey, while some birds stick around

    Last night conditions for migration deteriorated over most of the Mid-Atlantic, while the Northeast experienced a much more conducive atmosphere. 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. As you can see from the regional composite, there was […]

  • Heavy migration into the Mid-Atlantic

    Wow… talk about a late post! Migration was hot, heavy, and headed in the expected direction for spring. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 8:30am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. No time to write. Check out the radar! It looks like all […]

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