Category: NEXRAD Migration Study

  • Birds keep a-comin’

    Birds were on the move again last night, this time unimpeded to the south as the southerly winds prevailed up and down the eastern shore. Densities were not as high as two nights ago, but the trade off was more birds pushing into southeastern Jersey then had the previous night. A front of storms did […]

  • Migration tonight

    Birds are on the move again tonight, although not to the same degree that they were last night. The latest images show birds moving from south –> north across Delaware Bay into New Jersey. I’ll post the radar and some interpretation in the AM. Until then, peek your head out and listen to they sky; […]

  • Migration over the Northeast

    See my post from last night regarding the strange weather affecting migration. Below is the radar from sunset last night through sunrise this morning. The base reflectivity and velocity images show strong migration over the western half of New Jersey with a major influx into everywhere except the southeastern portion of the state. This was […]

  • Big migration in the Mid-Atlantic

    Birds are on the move tonight- fighting some serious easterly winds to stay on their northerly course.It’s pretty cool to watch! Birds from Eastern Virginia are getting pushed inland, so the jury is still out as towhether we’ll see a major influx into South Jersey by morning. Birds do appear to be coming in to […]

  • Birds over Jerze

    After the front passed last night, birds took to the air all across the mid-Atlantic. Densities were lower than the last few nights, which is probably a reflection of the number of birds that are “migration-ready”. Local densities will likely have decreased due to the exodus, but birding conditions should remain good given the moderate […]

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