Category: Spring Migration 2008

  • Truncated migration last night

    Birds took to the air after sunset last night, but were quickly deterred from migrating by the passing cold front packing strong northwest winds. 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 […]

  • Heavy migration into the Garden State

    More birds made it into New Jersey last night, as the cold front pressed eastward setting up a strong southerly flow over the coast. 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 […]

  • Huge migration over Jersey

    Birds Birds Birds. That’s the story. 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. The floodgates clearly opened wide last night, as southerly flow was evident all […]

  • Migration over Jerze

    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, […]

  • Something winged this way comes

    The radar sure did light up last night! Most of the activity was to our west, but we still had a good flight over half of the state. Unfortunately most of those birds were heading north, out of New Jersey. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:30am this morning. Frames are every 1/2 […]

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