Category: NEXRAD Migration Study

  • No migration last night

    Despite all the clutter on the radar, none of it appears to have been birds. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:30am 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 velocity image confirms […]

  • The floodgates are open

    Last night marked the largest nocturnal migration event of the season, with the entire eastern flyway lighting up like a Christmas tree. 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 […]

  • Big flight over Jersey

    Sweet! The cold front that stretched over central New York and Pennsylvania last night made its way across the region through the early morning, and with it brought northwesterly winds and lots and lots of BIRDS! Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and […]

  • Migration forecast

    I’ve posted a migration forecast to BirdCapeMay.org. The future is looking bright for some migration over the next two nights…we’ll have to watch and see if birds migrating to our west tonight, make it into our airspace by morning…it could be good! I’ll post the radar in the AM.

  • No migration tonight

    There’s only a trace of possible migration on the radar- although the radar itself is full of clutter. This is likely due to pollen, insects, and also the temperature inversion which occurred after sunset (typical when a cool night follows a hot day). I won’t be posting the radar in the AM, but will catch […]

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