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Migration over the Northeast
See my post from last night regarding the strange weather affecting migration. Below is the radar from sunset last night through sunrise this morning. The base reflectivity and velocity images show strong migration over the western half of New Jersey with a major influx into everywhere except the southeastern portion of the state. This was […]
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Waiting for the Neotrops…
You gotta love Louisiana. From the LABirds listserve: This morning as I stepped out onto the back porch I immediately heard the familiar call of the Prothonotary Warbler. I retrieved my binoculars from within and a few moments later I spotted it exploring the spare tire on my wife’s car under our car port. This […]
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Birds over Jerze
After the front passed last night, birds took to the air all across the mid-Atlantic. Densities were lower than the last few nights, which is probably a reflection of the number of birds that are “migration-ready”. Local densities will likely have decreased due to the exodus, but birding conditions should remain good given the moderate […]
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Big northeast migration
Birds were migrating last night, from Florida all the way up through New Jersey. Winds aloft were favorable for migration, and even though a line of thunderstorms was draped over New Jersey, birds appeared unfazed. The winds above and below the frontal line were relatively similar, making it possible for birds to push through the […]
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Birds on the move tonight!
Woohoo! Birds are on the move over the Southeast, including North Carolina, Virginia, the Delmarva peninsula, and into South Jersey. Better yet, there’s a line of thunderstorms sitting over Central Jersey and birds are heading right into it. Since it’s still very early in migration, the likely migrants are still those which winter in the […]