Category: Spring Migration 2005

  • Big Migration Over New Jersey!

    Tonight marks the largest flight over New Jersey this spring! Last night’s radar was ablaze with migration across the entire central flyway, from Texas to the Great Lakes. With the wind switch to the south early this morning, and the relatively clear sky, tonight is the night for the Northeast. This pattern is typical this time of year, as we see frontal systems move west to east across the country.

  • No Migration Detected

    No, I didn’t forget about the radar…

  • No Migration Detected

    No migration detected last night, as the beginnings of a low pressure system brought us wind and rain throughout the night. Southerly flow should return to New Jersey on Saturday, but will likely be accompanied by heavy rain. Migration will likely remain minimal until this recent system clears out and the next system approaches mid-week, […]

  • Migration over New Jersey: UPDATED

    Birds are moving over New Jersey tonight, as light south winds provide favorable conditions. Here’s a look at the radar, from 6:00pm to 11:15 this evening. Click on the thumbnail to open the larger animation. Frames are in 15 minute intervals.

  • Migration beginning…down south

    Migration is happening, even as we brace for another snow storm scheduled for Monday. Although Neotropical migration over New Jersey doesn’t hit high gear until April, birds are already on the move down south. Noel Wamer, a birdwatcher and radar observer from Jacksonville, Florida posted recently on the Florida birding list-serve that birds were on […]

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