It was a messy night on the radar for sure. Nocturnal migration to our south picked up significantly overnight, but migration over New Jersey was thwarted by several storms pushing into the state throughout the night. This isn’t necessarily bad, though. It appears that a line of storms over Southern New Jersey effectively shut down the movement entering the state, and did so in a way that could mean good densities of birds along the bayshore. Central Jersey was seeing some migration early in the night, mostly from the s/se to n/nw, which was also shut down in the middle of the night by some storms that packed strong northerly winds. I’d be interested in reports from inland sites to see what birds may have arrived, as well as Sandy Hook to see what stuck around. It doesn’t look like much was leaving the coast last night, so hopefully the Neotrops that were found yesterday will be relocated today. My new bird prediction? Prairie Warbler in South Jersey.
Good Birding
Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and 1 hour for the regional composite
If you’re interested, I’ll be presenting the evening program on Radar Ornithology for the Delaware Valley Ornithology Club (DVOC) tonight, in Philadelphia, PA. More information, including directions and times, can be found at the DVOC Website.
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