Here’s the radar from last night. Sorry it took so long, but the radar stream that I download crapped out around midnight last night. These images were “borrowed” from the NCAR real-time radar site this morning. I’ve only downloaded the reflectivity, but the velocity (not shown) indicates that most of this was indeed nocturnal bird migration. The images are from sunset last night through sunrise this morning. No frontal boundary or thunderstorms to force birds down, so check the best habitat (emergent wetlands have been shown to be highly productive stopover locations) and local migrant traps (Cape May, Sandy Hook, Garret Mountain, Central Park- if you’re heading into the City, etc.).
Good Birding!
Good Birding!
4 responses to “BIG MIGRATION LAST NIGHT!!!”
PRAIRIE WARBLERS are back and BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS are more abundant. Other recent arrivals seen on the morning walk were CHIPPING SPARROWS, PINE WARBLERS, HOUSE WRENS, and a gorgeous BROAD-WINGED HAWK.
Eastern Phoebes have staked out their territories and Field Sparrows still remain in very large numbers.
Spent 2 hrs this morning at local migrant trap, Sachem’s Head in Guilford,CT this morning. Lots of the usual suspects, but zero, nada, zilch as far as migrants. It seems like the winds kept everything well west of central CT shore 🙁
There are definitely a few more migrants in southern Ontario this morning. WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS are starting to move in. I also saw some GOLD FINCHES, BROWN THRASHERS, more BEROWN HEADED COWBIRDS, and more SONG SPARROWS.
This was the first big wave to come through.
Long Point Bird Observatory has weekly updates for those interested:
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/lpbo/sightings.html
Glassboro Woods was excellent again this morning! Definately new birds in from the big push. Both breeders and migrants. Don’t know what put them down here this morning unless we had some northerly winds kick in last night which I think I remember from the forecasts.
Numbers and species for 2 hours of birdings:
Breeders – 8 OVENBIRDS (FOY here), 2 COMMON
YELLOWTHROATS, 4 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, 3
WORM-EATING WARBLERS (FOY here), 6 BLACK and
WHITE WARBLERS, only 2 singing PINES (they are getting quiet – been here awhile). Migrants were good with 8 PALM WARBLERS, 21 YELLOW-RUMPED’S, 18 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, and 13
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS (these might have been the bulk of the movement today?? – a lot for here and most singing!). The surprise of the morning was a singing WILSON’S WARBLER – very early. Extremely early. I heard it first and tracked it down. Excellent looks.