Category: NEXRAD Migration Study

  • Heavy migration down the East Coast

    Strong northwest flow over the northeastern US triggered heavy migration into the mid-Atlantic region last night. Here’s the radar from 8:00pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Happy Halloween everyone! Well, if you’re out looking for treats today, you may want […]

  • Heavy migration truncated by Nor’easter

    Unfortunately my radar feed went down during the storm last night, but after watching the real-time radar this morning, I can see what went down. Migration was heavy just after sunset last night with most birds heading due south, or slightly southeasterly on north/northwest winds. As the frontal boundary associated with the strengthening nor’easter made […]

  • Very little migration over Jerze

    Northwest winds aloft appear to have countered the southwest surface winds just enough to trigger some light migration over the mid-Atlantic. Here’s the radar from 7:00pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. Well, it wasn’t much, but it was something! It’ll […]

  • No migration last night

    No nocturnal migration was evident on the radar last night, with south winds dominating the region.

  • More birds over NJ

    Well, the new baby’s schedule hasn’t been working in concert with posting the morning radar (usually feeding at 3am, asleep by 4:30, and not up again until 7:30 when I need to start the daily tasks like walking the dog, making breakfast for my wife, etc.). Better late than never, though, right? Here’s the radar […]

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