[obol] Barn Swallow fly-out Sunday morning

From: "Paul Sullivan" <paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <YamhillBirders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <birding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 06:22:39 -0700

I'm set-up to watch the fly-out of Barn Swallows from the Grand Island roost
this morning.  Looking at the Weather Underground image of Portland radar I
see that the sensitivity of the radar is set to a broader range +5 dBZ to
+75 dBZ, so the lighter image of the swallows must compete with heaver rain
in the Cascades.  However, it is not raining at Grand Island, so the radar
signature of the birds should be visible.

https://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=pan
<https://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=pan&prevzoom=zoom&;
num=6&frame=0&delay=15&scale=1.000&noclutter=0&ID=RTX&type=N0R&showstorms=0&
lat=45.20659256&lon=-123.21671295&label=McMinnville,%20OR&map.x=400&map.y=24
0&scale=1.000&centerx=400&centery=240&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0&lightning=0&le
rror=20&num_stns_min=2&num_stns_max=9999&avg_off=9999&smooth=0&MR=1>
&prevzoom=zoom&num=6&frame=0&delay=15&scale=1.000&noclutter=0&ID=RTX&type=N0
R&showstorms=0&lat=45.20659256&lon=-123.21671295&label=McMinnville,%20OR&map
.x=400&map.y=240&scale=1.000&centerx=400&centery=240&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0
&lightning=0&lerror=20&num_stns_min=2&num_stns_max=9999&avg_off=9999&smooth=
0&MR=1

I see no birds at 6:09, 6:12, 6:16  or 6:20 AM.  Waiting.

Paul Sullivan

[obol] Barn Swallow fly-out Sunday morning

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