Category: NEXRAD Migration Study

  • Against the wind…

    Little migration last night as the northwest winds finally dampened the northward movement. I don’t have time to post the radar this morning, but will try to do it later today. Tomorrow I begin teaching a class down in Tuckerton, so posting will be sporadic during the next week. I’ll be back on Friday and […]

  • Unexpected but welcome migration

    Northwest winds, northwest winds, that’s all I kept reading in the forecast… well, whattayaknow, these birds got the itch and they’re going north regardless of the wind forecast! Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 8:30am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. […]

  • Moderate migration looks really good for Cape May

    Unfortunately I didn’t figure on much migration last night, but the northwest winds backed off a bird and birds took to the sky… I’m working on the radar right now, but by the looks of it (and sounds outside my window), a good number of birds landed in New Jersey last night. The radar indicates […]

  • No migration over Jerze

    While at 10:30pm last night it looked like birds might be making a bid for the Garden State, northwest winds appear to have put the kibosh on the whole things before it could materialize. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and […]

  • More birds over the Garden State

    Light southwest winds at the surface seemed to be the tailwind of choice last night, as most birds appeared to migrate at lower altitudes. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through sunrise this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail […]

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