[texbirds] Re: Observing migrating birds using weather forecasting technology
- From: Susan Orwig <sueorwig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jarvin@xxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 15:49:25 -0500
Thanks, John. Just observed at least 6 Black and whites, 2 Northern
Parulas, 4 BG Gnatcatchers, and several White-eyed Vireos flock through my
yard in west Houston, going north. Bring it on!
Sue Orwig
On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 3:39 PM, John Arvin <jarvin@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Darn! I should have posted yesterday's yesterday's observations. I did
> check the upper winds at the western Gulf of Mexico
> Brownsville, TX to New Orleans, LA and the NEXRAD (weather radar W88-D)
> radar images at about mid afternoon and saw that moderate numbers of
> trans-Gulf migrants were approaching all stations.Reports from the ground
> (see especially Ron Weeks reporting from Sabine Woods at Sabine Pass and
> Chuck Sexton inland along the Medina River just south of San Antonio for
> those reporting to Texbirds.I will add LABIRD-L permission permitted for
> future postings. Today the strongish front has cleared most of the
> coastline and no trans-Gulf migrants are indicated on NEXRAD. I usually
> begin to report bird migration observed using weather forecasting
> technology about March 20th but this season's early migration caught me by
> surprise. Please pass along ground-truthing information. It helps to
> fine-tune the information coming from the various weather services.
> John C. Arvin
> Research Associate
> Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
> 103 West Hwy 332
> Lake Jackson, TX 77566
> jarvin@xxxxxxxx
> www.gcbo.org
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