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Okay… which one of you left the gate open?
I should immediately add the disclaimer that although the floodgates have been left wide open across most of the country, the barn door over New Jersey is still quite stuck in the closed position due to the stationary front to our south. Another disclaimer: the radar appears to have a little indigestion, and more than […]
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New arrivals as far as Central NJ
Great migration weather from the Central Flyway all the way to the East Coast has resulted in another big flight of migrants into the region. A dry front which moved down over New York and into Central NJ last night, though, appears to have stopped birds in their tracks along the way. Here’s the radar […]
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It’s beginning to look a lot like…
SPRING! Last night the radar was really cranking across the Central, Mississippi and Eastern flyways, as winds were either light and variable, or southerly. Migration was still heaviest in the southern tier of states, with the lightest movement being over the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. That said, birds clearly moved into the Mid-Atlantic from points south […]
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NW winds postpone migration
Northwest winds kept migrants from leaving last night, so no changes due to nocturnal migrants is to be expected today. What might come in on the Northwest winds, though? A redirected Swallow-tailed Kite perhaps? Who knows?! Go birding! Good Birding David
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Heavy winds and quick frontal passage
The latest cold front has almost cleared the east coast after bringing heavy southerly winds and rain to the region over night. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 6:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. The cold front that caused such a sharp […]