I guess I can’t blame them, it was the weather that caused it. A high density of birds were seen migrating last night but they came into New Jersey from the southwest, almost entirely avoiding the Cape May peninsula (including our ornithology class- in Belleplain State Forest). I’ll post more on our trip later- once […]

Birds moving last night. no time to post. be back on Monday. Good birding! Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and 1 hour for the regional composite Get your woodcreeper.com bumper stickers here, and other cool gear at our new CafePress online store

NEXRAD radar image(s) [KDOX VEL1] It’s true; birds are on the move tonight, since surface winds are light, westerly, and favorable; and even though the winds aloft are mostly out of the north. I guess “you gotta go when you gotta go”, and I’m sure there are plenty of birds in our area that were […]

No migration over New Jersey last night…but it can’t last forever! Look what I found in the local forecast: Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southeast wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm. YEEHAW! That should shake things up a bit. I’ll give a detailed forecast tonight since I’ll be away […]

Little to nothing moving tonight. Winds are out of the Northwest. Update: Nothing in the immediate forecast looks good for migration – which suggests that birding conditions will remain good around the state, with increased abundances in habitats of good quality for foraging and cover. The next push is looking like Saturday night, if the […]