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Birds on the move
And off they go! A high volume migration is underway this evening with some pretty good upper level winds out of the NW. The base reflectivity and velocity loops are from sunset through 10:30pm tonight. Migration will likely continue unabated until sunrise, setting up the coastal and ridge hotspots for the best concentrations of birds. […]
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Migration behind the front
Well look what happened right under my nose! I got all tied up this morning and took yesterday’s weather forecast over what was going on right outside my door. As soon as I stepped out I knew the cooler airmass had reached us last night…darnit! So, a migration event did occur last night, and it […]
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Migration Outlook
The national weather service has given a conservative outlook for the rest of this week and weekend. According to their models, we should experience WSW winds tonight, turning W into the weekend, with a drier airmass behind the remnants of Katrina filling in with NW winds by Sunday. The Intellicast.com forecast is a bit more […]
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Migration Last Wednesday
Of course as soon as I returned from the AOU conference all ready to start posting the radar, the weather stinks for migration over New Jersey. Southeast winds are predicted for the next three nights, leaving little in the way of migration opportunity. Since it’s still on the early side, I don’t think birds will […]
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2005 Fall Migration Radar Study
I’ll be kicking off the 2005 Fall Migration Radar Study when I return from the AOU conference at the end of the month. If you’re unfamiliar with the study, please read last season’s description to familiarize yourself. I looks like migration is getting underway, with some really nice fall warbler days already reported from Cape […]