Southerly winds along the approaching cold front stymied any significant nocturnal migration over New Jersey and the extreme northeast coast last night. Lighter winds to our south and west did allow some birds to head out of NY and the southern mid-Atlantic, but overall the densities were low compared to what they will be tonight. […]

Strong SW flow over the region is keeping birds down tonight, to which I say “Let them sleep late!” and by “them” I clearly mean “me”. Therefore I’ll see you back here on Thursday morning for more radar shenanigans. Good Birding David

Light and variable surface winds coupled with light WSW winds aloft resulted in a moderate migration event across the northeastern US and mid-Atlantic last night. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Note that the Dover, DE radar was down for maintenance last night so no radar was available for that […]

I’m heading out on a 16-hour pelagic trip leaving from Wildwood Crest at midnight tonight- so I won’t be able to post the radar tomorrow (Sunday) morning. I did want to let you know, though, that we’re currently experiencing another big flight tonight. Here’s the latest national composite taken at 9:11pm eastern time: (click the […]

Heavy migration was evident across the country last night, with northerly winds and clear skies over the northeastern US and mid-Atlantic setting the stage for another big flight into and out of the region. Here’s the radar from 7:30pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to […]