Category: NEXRAD Migration Study

  • Migration over New Jersey – Hot and Heavy

    I figured that with the cold front clearing the area, we’d see a huge influx of new birds (given the 5-day dry spell when winds were not favorable). It seems that some of that was true, but the influx was not as great as expected. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this […]

  • East coast bracing for major flight – forecast on birdcapemay.org

    http://www.birdcapemay.org/bfma/

  • Cold front moves through over night

    A cold front moved over our area last night, bringing with it westerly winds which will turn northwesterly by this morning, and open up the northeast for significant migration tonight. 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 […]

  • No migration last night

    Yup, southerly winds kept birds down again last night. I’m not posting the radar today; too much work for too little information. I’ll paint you the picture though: Very small amount of activity on both the Dover and Ft. Dix base reflectivity, not appearing to grow in concentric circles as migrating birds do; the velocity […]

  • “Southern winds; don’t need them around, anyhow…”

    Aren’t those the lyrics to that CCR Skynyrd song? (thanks Dan…what can I say…5:00AM…) Okay, maybe not. But first, let’s do the radar: 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. South winds dominated the region last night, […]

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