Category: Birds

  • Rich Wolfert

    Scarlet Tanager-Key West Originally uploaded by rwolfert. Since migration is on hold during this time of northwest winds, I thought I’d draw some attention to one of our local birders/photographers, Rich Wolfert. Rich runs the East Brunswick Nature Notes website and just so happens to take a few pretty nice photos in his spare time. […]

  • No migration last night

    With the passage of the cold front yesterday, and the building in of high pressure and northwest winds, migration was effectively shutdown. Here’s the composite radar for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region 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 […]

  • Truncated migration last night

    Birds took to the air after sunset last night, but were quickly deterred from migrating by the passing cold front packing strong northwest winds. 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 […]

  • Heavy migration into the Garden State

    More birds made it into New Jersey last night, as the cold front pressed eastward setting up a strong southerly flow over the coast. 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 […]

  • Huge migration over Jersey

    Birds Birds Birds. That’s the story. 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. The floodgates clearly opened wide last night, as southerly flow was evident all […]

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