Category: Weather

  • Birds on the move as cold front clears mid-Atlantic

    Last night’s radar was a great example of the “migration window”, something I’ve mentioned in previous posts, but rarely get to see play out. Here’s the radar from 7:00pm last night through 5:00am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation. The “migration window” I’m referring to […]

  • Heavy migration last night

    Birds were really moving over New Jersey last night! All spring migrant traps should be cranking this morning…get out and bird! Good Birding David

  • No migration last night

    North winds kept birds down last night… but an approaching cold front should stir things up for Wednesday night. Check out my migration forecast on birdcapemay.org for full details. I’ll be back in NJ on Friday to resume daily migration radar postings. Good Birding David

  • Weather and birds = possible fallout today

    Well, my internet is still too slow for me to download the radar, but I can view still images ok. After checking the New Jersey radar it appears that birds were on the move after sunset last night, when the fast moving front overtook them around midnight. The trajectory was generally SSE–>NNW, with the majority […]

  • Heavy migration into the Garden State

    More birds made it into New Jersey last night, as the cold front pressed eastward setting up a strong southerly flow over the coast. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:30am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail […]

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