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No migration last night
Yup, southerly winds kept birds down again last night. I’m not posting the radar today; too much work for too little information. I’ll paint you the picture though: Very small amount of activity on both the Dover and Ft. Dix base reflectivity, not appearing to grow in concentric circles as migrating birds do; the velocity […]
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“Southern winds; don’t need them around, anyhow…”
Aren’t those the lyrics to that CCR Skynyrd song? (thanks Dan…what can I say…5:00AM…) Okay, maybe not. But first, let’s do the radar: 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. South winds dominated the region last night, […]
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Sammy the feathered thief of Aberdeen
It turns out that this gull in Aberdeen Scotland has been regularly stealing Doritos from a local shop. The locals have even begun paying for the chips it steals because the “crime” is so entertaining. Check it out: Thanks to Sheila for originally turning me onto this story.
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No migration last night
Despite all the clutter on the radar, none of it appears to have been birds. 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 velocity image confirms […]
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The floodgates are open
Last night marked the largest nocturnal migration event of the season, with the entire eastern flyway lighting up like a Christmas tree. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am 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 […]