Migration Weather Forecast

Sunday - Tuesday Night

It appears we are heading into a little migration dry spell, as the forecast for the early part of the week is calling for northeast winds across the region, and north winds to our south. This will most likely limit any incoming migration. Additionally, conditions will improve over the Northeast, which may allow for an exodus of migration-ready birds out of the region. In the meantime, birding conditions should be good across the Mid-Atlatic as a nice influx of birds arrived on Friday night/ Saturday morning.

Birding Forecast

Sunday - Tuesday

Plenty of birds are being reported across the region with some new arrivals such as Palm Warblers at Sandy Hook, and an early Eastern Kingbird in Salem Co., NJ. Large flocks of Juncos, Golden-crowned Kinglets, and White-throated Sparrows are also being seen piling up as they head north. This is the "time of transition" when we're really going to see diversity shift before our eyes. With the influx of new birds on Friday night, and the lack of migration over the last two nights, birding conditions remain good across the Mid-Atlantic. Best locations will be those that provide optimal foraging habitat (as opposed to coastal areas where birds may have landed on Saturday morning). This pattern should hold through Tuesday, with the slight chance that some birds migrate out of the area from the northern part of the region.

For information on what's being seen TODAY in Cape May, check out the View From the Cape, on BirdCapeMay.org

Good Birding,

David La Puma