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Holy Kamoley! It’s ON! A big wave of birds is moving over NJ tonight- get your ears to the sky, scope the moon, or tuck in for an early rise and get out there n’ bird! I’ll post the radar in the AM- but by all means, don’t wait for it- go birding!
Good Birding 
Hello,
Night migration on Monday evening, October 17 over the Empire State Building (ESB) in Manhattan was very strong. Total number of migrants counted was 2,676. Watching from the Observation Deck of the ESB (elevation 1050 feet above ground level), the first migrant appeared at 7:08pm (sunset was at 6:12pm). The best hour was from 8-9pm when 926 migrants were counted, or about one migrant every four seconds. Most came through in groups, but not “flocks” per se. From 9-10pm a male Peregrine Falcon hunted migrants (1 for 4). The flight diminished after 10pm, as we recorded 504 migrants from 10-11pm, and 284 migrants from 11-midnight. Usually, the flight is peaking toward midnight, or just thereafter.
By: Robert DeCandido, PhD on October 19th, 2005
at 3:15 pm
