The Garden State experienced a good influx of birds, as winds turned southwesterly late last night.
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 to view the full-sized animation.
Similar to yesterday, migration was heaviest over the interior Mid-Atlantic states, while light to moderate pulses were detected entering New Jersey from the southwest and central parts of the state. The composite image does a good job of putting it all into perspective. Check out the strong signals over Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, compared to those over New Jersey.
Still, there was a good push of migrants into the state, with an additional pulse of birds by late morning into the southern half (something we didn’t see last night). New birds should be present at most locations today, with the densest aggregations in the interior (such as at Garret Mountain). I’m heading for Sandy Hook based on the west winds, but migration there did appear to be light.
Hopefully the westerlies will blow some raptors, Rough-wing Swallows, or an early bunting out to The Hook!
Good Birding
David
P.S. Come check out my migration forecast for the Mid-Atlantic on Birdcapemay.org
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