[texbirds] Re: Monitoring spring bird migration in the western Gulf of Mexico region using NEXRAD weather radar
- From: Elliott Gordon <tengalloncat@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:53:32 -0500
Has anyone in Austin been out today (Wednesday) to gauge the impact of the
cold front? Little rain, but the wind and cold weather make it interesting.
I see that the Cornell team is running their big day tomorrow to coincide
with the front/fallout.
Elliott Gordon
AF5HH
NW Austin
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> John...They are dropping like flies in just the backyard...This is
> something rarely seen just in the backyard...Could be an interesting
> afternoon on the coast.
>
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 12:09 PM, John Arvin <jarvin@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > NEXRAD this morning is showing an interesting phenomenon. The front has
> > arrived at all stations by noon. However VAD wind profiles show the
> > incoming cold air to be very shallow, just the first 2000 ft. or so.
> Above
> > that winds remain from the south and incoming trans-Gulf migrants appear
> to
> > be continuing toward shore on these favorable upper winds. I don't think
> I
> > have seen a situation quite like this so I have no idea what will happen
> > when these birds get over land (some have already). I speculate that they
> > will drop into the north winds and cease migrating on or near the coast,
> > but that is just a guess.
> > jca
> > John C. Arvin
> > Research Associate
> > Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
> > 103 West Hwy 332
> > Lake Jackson, TX 77566
> > jarvin@xxxxxxxx
> > www.gcbo.org
> >
> > Austin, Texas
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