[texbirds-freelists] Re: [texbirds] [TEXBIRDS] Lots of migrants in Port Aransas...
- From: John Arvin <jarvin@xxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:49:57 -0500
A correction on the time units I gave. I was thinking in CDT time, not UTC.
0000 is 7:00 pm. not 5:00 p.m. So the time segment of the radar that you were
watching (if you followed the instructions I gave) was the 9:00 p.m. to 11:00
p.m. Still a lot of impressive activity going on.
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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From: "John Arvin" <jarvin@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:19 PM
To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [texbirds] [TEXBIRDS] Lots of migrants in Port Aransas...
Well, I may not have been able to see the migrants in-coming yesterday but I
certainly could see them out-going yesterday evening. Go to
http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/radar/ and you will see a map of the US showing all
the NEXRAD sites. In the far left column under "Products" click "Regional
reflectivity". Skip the middle column. In the far right column you will see
"End Date: today". Leave that alone. Below that is "End time". Scroll down to
0400 and click it. In the UTC time units that the weather folks use 0000 is
5:00 p.m. CDT, so 0400 is 9:00 p.m., about an hour after sunset. For "Loop
Duration" click 2 hours. Then put your cursor somewhere in southern Texas and
click it. Wait a minute or two for the images to load and you will see the
exodus of birds (and bats) across the entire southern two-thirds of the state
last night just after sunset and the onset of darkness
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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From: "Petra Hockey" <notification+y2aaxwna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 8:31 AM
To: "TEXBIRDS" <58422605944@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [TEXBIRDS] Lots of migrants in Port Aransas...
Petra Hockey commented on Jon McIntyre's post in TEXBIRDS.
Petra Hockey 8:31am Apr 10
Great afternoon in Port O'Connor, too. Nothing rare, but highest number of
migrants so far this spring.
Comment History
Jon McIntyre 11:58pm Apr 9
That's why I live in port a, not San Antonio. :)
Daria Kojtka 10:13pm Apr 9
Geez Jon...Do you want us to be jealous???
Jon McIntyre 5:52pm Apr 9
Good numbers also...30+ Tennessees, 6-8 Parulas, 2 Worm Eating, 2 Blackburnian,
4-5 Hooded, 3-4 B&W, 20+ Orchard Orioles, 8-10 Indigos, 2 Swainson's
Thrush...pretty much everything else were singles or a couple..
John Clark Arvin 5:44pm Apr 9
Jon,
Nice variety. Could you estimate how many total individuals of all migrants
combined?
John C. Arvin
Research Associate
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
103 West Hwy 332
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
jarvin@xxxxxxxx
www.gcbo.org
Austin, Texas
Original Post
Jon McIntyre 5:37pm Apr 9
Lots of migrants in Port Aransas today...Cerulean, Worm-Eating, Swainson's,
Kentucky, Hooded, Tennessee, B&W, N. Parula, Am. Redstart, Blackburnian,
Blue-Winged Warblers, Indigo Bunting, E. Wood-Pewee, Baltimore and Orchard
Orioles, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Clay-Colored Sparrow to name a few...
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