Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am. 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. Stormy weather associated with the arriving cold front made for terrible migration conditions, despite the southerly winds. Additionally, winds were more […]

…and the birds take a night off. Nada on the radar tonight… more on the way tomorrow and Friday night. See you then! Good Birding David

Finally, some influx into the state! Last night the winds were in our favor, blowing a steady SSW after sunset and continuing from the SW through early this morning, and eventually switching to NW after the frontal passage. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am today. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity […]

While I was expecting more of an influx today, it appeared that the cloud cover and precipitation was enough to prevent a major flight into New Jersey this morning. That said, there still was an influx of new birds, and coupled with heavy precipitation, we could see some concentrations of new birds across the state. […]

So, sometimes I think it’s good to remind everyone what “no migration” looks like on the radar. It’s pretty boring, but it will be useful when we have something interesting to compare it to, which looks like it’ll be Monday night (with the possibility of a taste as early as tonight). Here’s the radar from […]