Category: NEXRAD Migration Study

  • BIG flight over Jersey

    Wow! The birds were really on the move last night. 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 to view the full-sized animation. You can see the low pressure system spinning over […]

  • Low pressure stops migration

    The low pressure system spinning over our region brought with it southwesterly winds, and kept bird migration to a minimum over night. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail to view […]

  • Get ready to rumble…maybe not

    Northwest winds are being served up tonight- so expect a smattering of nocturnal migrants entering the state by morning. West winds would favor coastal locations…get ready to bird down the shore! actually…the amount of birds on the radar as of 1:02 AM is much lower than expected, due to mixed wind conditions to our northeast. […]

  • Moderate migration with possible fallout conditions inland

    As birds migrated overhead last night, a cold front moved into the region bringing with it strong winds and some thunderstorms. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning: Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail to view the […]

  • Back-door birds in the south

    Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. The northeast composite crapped out early last night, so it’s not included here. No birds were seen migrating into […]

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