While migration was hot and heavy for the Central and Mississippi flyways, and downright spectacular for the Eastern Flyway south of the Delmarva, a string of low pressure cells which drifted northwest over the region had a profound negative effect on migration into NJ. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. […]

Right now it looks like our best bet for heavy migration into the eastern mid-Atlantic will be tonight, when upper-level winds across New England and NY are out of the NNW. Expect upper-level winds to turn more northerly overnight  and eventually northeasterly tomorrow (ouch!). That’s not the worst of it- right now it looks like […]

Hey cold front- here’s the plan: Come in from the west, stick around for a day if you’d like, and then march on out to the Atlantic like you’re ‘supposed’ to. Let the high pressure build in behind you and give the next front a chance to move in. And the beat goes on. Of […]

The regional composite says it all. Here it is from 7:30pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.       Strong southerly flow over the mid-Atlantic and Northeast pretty much shut down migration for the region last night. Birds were moving on the […]

Southerly flow dominated again last night (it only takes walking outside my house to know… the mosquito-meter is all but foolproof) which appears to have shut down any significant southbound migration. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized […]