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Well, I have to give Don Freiday partial credit for calling migration last night. I expected the winds to have a bit more south on them, but over most of the region they remained westerly. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 6:00am this morning.

Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.


The heaviest migration was of birds leaving north and central Jersey heading south. Very little replacement occurred into the northern part of the state, so birding conditions in the northern half should have degraded overnight. On the other hand, birds were leaving Pennsylvania heading ESE last night, so southern Jersey received a double-dose of migrants from both the west, and the north. This could mean excellent birding conditions in places like Cape May, but also would be good for places along the Delaware River such as Palmyra and the upper Delaware Bay. Okay- now for the ground truthing! I expect some reports from the field this afternoon (yes, that means you!).

Good Birding

David

P.S. Come check out my migration forecast for the Mid-Atlantic on Birdcapemay.org

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