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Migration outlook
Tonight’s weather forecast is looking interesting. Right now the forecast is calling for light southwest winds at the surface over Southern NJ, turning northwest around 7:00am tomorrow. That alone tells us little, because most of the birds migrating down the eastern seaboard will be doing so at much higher altitudes. The real story, then, lies […]
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A light flight over the region
A combination of wind direction and wind speed appears to have minimized the number of birds migrating over the northeast last night. 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. While the wind direction was relatively favorable across […]
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Mauricetown swallow roost (and more!)
So Pete Dunne came into my office the late last week and asked me whether I could see the Mauricetown swallow roost on the radar. He monitors this location regularly, and often speaks of the spectacle of tens of thousands of birds taking to the air after sunrise. I knew I had seen roosts before […]
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All’s Quiet on the Eastern Front
Indeed, it’s true. Northwest winds have kept things quiet for the last two nights over the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Here’s the regional composite 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. Not much to say about the radar last night, at […]
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Big optics sale at NJAS Goshen Center
Heads up birders- CMBO/NJAS are having their 15th annual optics sale this weekend starting at 9am on Saturday. More details can be found here: http://featheredgeoptics.com/ I’m posting about it simply because I walked downstairs and saw the goods for sale with my very own eyes… and in these times of tight wallets, there are some […]