A small pulse of birds got out of Jersey just before the storms moved in, then migration came to a screeching halt. It looked good to our south though, as the radars from Virginia to Florida were showing strong migration overnight…birds are backed up for sure, but far enough to our south that we’ll have […]

Here’s the radar from last night. Sorry it took so long, but the radar stream that I download crapped out around midnight last night. These images were “borrowed” from the NCAR real-time radar site this morning. I’ve only downloaded the reflectivity, but the velocity (not shown) indicates that most of this was indeed nocturnal bird […]

It’s ON! Nocturnal migration is in full effect tonight, up and down the East Coast, across the Gulf Coast, and from Cuba to the Yucatan. No weather in sight, so head for the hills or the coast in the AM. ::cough cough:: I think I’m going to be calling in sick tomorrow… Here’s the national […]

yawn…nothing on the radar tonight…unless you’re south of the Carolinas, then it’s Birdfest 2006…just keep telling yourself “They’ll be here soon. They’ll be here soon…”

Nothing on the radar for the Northeast, although the Southeast and Central US were ablaze with birds. So far it looks like Thursday night should be the night for migration over the Garden State. With no precipitation forecast for overnight on Thursday, the local migrant traps would be the best bet on Friday morning.