Category: Spring Migration 2008

  • Another night of heavy migration

    More birds moved into the state last night, as another evening of light winds and clear skies gave the green light for migration. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:30am this morning. It should be noted that birds were still migrating over New Jersey as of 6:00am. Frames are every 1/2 hour for […]

  • Birds over Jerze

    Variable winds, a big moon, and clear skies made for some decent migration conditions (so say birds across the entire eastern US). 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 […]

  • Exodus out of Jersey

    With strong northwesterly winds to our south, and light and variable winds over the region, migration-ready birds from New Jersey and across the northeastern US were able to exploit the clear skies and head north. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:30am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, […]

  • Taking the morning off

    Nothing (much) moving on the radar tonight- so I’m going to <gasp> sleep in (!) tomorrow. I’ll be back on Wednesday morning. Good Birding David

  • No migration last night

    With the passage of the cold front yesterday, and the building in of high pressure and northwest winds, migration was effectively shutdown. Here’s the composite radar for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region 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 […]

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