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Going in through the out-door
Here’s the radar from sunset last night through sunrise this morning. Since the frontal passage winds have switched around to the north. Both the Fort Dix and Dover radars show objects moving from north –> south in the early evening, which we can safely rule out as birds. That changes, though, late last night, as […]
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Big migration over New Jersey
See last night’s forecast for details. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. There was extensive migration from the SW to NE last night, meaning that many new birds have entered the state. Migration peaked around midnight, and tapered off significantly around 2:00am when a front crossed the state from the […]
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Migration Forecast – birds up and down the east coast
Another big movement underway tonight. Birds are moving from the SW to NE, setting us up for a nice influx of birds overnight. We haven’t had great densities yet, as the last few evenings have been very conducive to migration without weather to put birds down in any particular place. The should remain the case […]
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Heaviest migration yet this spring
The Floodgates Are Open! Last night I got several emails from people speculating on the favorable migration conditions. Clear skies, light southerly winds, and the time of year with respect to how few birds have already moved through, all set the stage for this textbook example of nocturnal migration. Birds at all locations around the […]
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Big migration over the Eastern Flyway
Wow. The radars were working overtime last night! Lots of birds were migrating up and down the east coast, and many seemed to be flying lower than usual due to the unfavorable winds at higher altitudes. My interpretation is based on the messiness of the radar images and the strong echoes (green) around the origin […]