Category: Birds

  • Heavy migration tonight

    I just wanted to post a quick note that migration is again very heavy tonight (Sat. night). Winds are out of the east, pushing birds to the west, so the best birding tomorrow will be inland and along the Delaware River. I need to get a bird survey done in NYC tomorrow morning so I […]

  • Another night of heavy migration

    More birds moved into the state last night, as another evening of light winds and clear skies gave the green light for migration. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:30am this morning. It should be noted that birds were still migrating over New Jersey as of 6:00am. Frames are every 1/2 hour for […]

  • Birds over Jerze

    Variable winds, a big moon, and clear skies made for some decent migration conditions (so say birds across the entire eastern US). 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 […]

  • New arrivals overnight

    Although northerly winds clearly dominated at higher altitudes, light southerly winds at the surface allowed for moderate to heavy migration over the region 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 […]

  • Exodus out of Jersey

    With strong northwesterly winds to our south, and light and variable winds over the region, migration-ready birds from New Jersey and across the northeastern US were able to exploit the clear skies and head north. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:30am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, […]

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