Category: Birds

  • Big flight over NJ!

    Northwest winds and clear skies made for prime migration conditions across the Eastern Flyway last night. The mid-Atlantic was particularly active, with both NJ radars showing heavy southbound migration throughout the night. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the […]

  • Wind and storms keep migrants from flying over northeast last night

    While migration was heavy across the Central, Mississippi, and most of the Eastern, Flyway, southwest winds and strong thunderstorms kept birds from migrating over the northeast and parts of the mid-Atlantic US last night. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm yesterday through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view […]

  • Birds and rain: the preferred breakfast of champion birders

    Moderate levels of migration crossed paths with heavy rain early this AM, which should result in a notable presence of new birds on the ground today. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Favorable conditions last night […]

  • Migration happened, even if it was “light and late”

    It’s never a dull moment up here during migration. Last night the winds were WSW after sunset, and nothing appeared to be moving. After midnight, though, birds began to arrive on the NY and NJ radars and head south across the region. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are […]

  • Light migration across the region

    Light and variable winds last night allowed migration to pick up just after sunset, but the radar indicates that any movement was short lived, as upper-level winds increased out of the southwest throughout the late evening. Here’s the radar from 6:00pm last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the […]

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