tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post5872810086127774960..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Forecasting Bird Migration with Weather Radar and ModelsCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-6228797967904007292020-05-04T09:00:33.568-07:002020-05-04T09:00:33.568-07:00Good post Cliff. I'm going to bookmark BirdCa...Good post Cliff. I'm going to bookmark BirdCast to keep track. Migration had often been estimated via bird banding stations. But a change in the weather could push the birds east or west on different years making abundance estimates unreliable. Combining radar and weather will be more reliable by providing a more extensive view. <br /><br />A 2019 paper suggesting 2.9 million fewer birds since 1930, also used radar to estimate migrating bird biomass suggesting birds had declined over the eastern flyway but not the central and western flyways. . It is interesting to see the dramatic difference in birds between May 1 and 3rd on your maps along the eastern flyway. An analysis comparing their data and weather needs to be done. I analyzed their paper and they were too eager to push unjustified bird doom <br /><br />My analysis was blogged as Hopefulness Despite 2.9 Billion Lost Birds. http://landscapesandcycles.net/hopefulness-despite-2-9-billion-lost-birds.htmlJim Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652430670493741009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-87454840095481755922020-05-03T15:00:42.179-07:002020-05-03T15:00:42.179-07:00Cliff,
I find bird migration fascinating and am h...Cliff,<br /><br />I find bird migration fascinating and am happy to see you featuring their movements in your blog. I knew and worked with wildlife scientists who specialized in bird migration. Nature is so interesting and yes it is reassuring to revisit the natural rhythms still in place as we are somewhat displaced with our own rhythms. <br /><br />I should have remembered that your work overlaps with bird migration. Thanks for the reminder. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122154083786146743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-89763089992113976022020-05-03T09:26:17.503-07:002020-05-03T09:26:17.503-07:00Wow! I wonder what altitudes these birds are fly...Wow! I wonder what altitudes these birds are flying at. Lower 1,000 ft? Up to 5,000? Fascinating.GlacierBakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14691372693124586046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-51654025843836922472020-05-03T06:35:13.271-07:002020-05-03T06:35:13.271-07:00I'm amazed that with this many birds in the ai...I'm amazed that with this many birds in the air there aren't more collisions with aircraft. Do the airline ops people look at this and alter routes around the densest areas? Or is it that, even with all these birds, the airspace is still almost entirely empty?John K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03575682658318674003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-73768354893759086152020-05-02T20:51:38.977-07:002020-05-02T20:51:38.977-07:00Isn't it amazing! Isn't it amazing! I am h...Isn't it amazing! Isn't it amazing! I am humbled by my grandparents...dedicated "birders" who (decades ago) spent their retirement years following/documenting bird migrations from Mexico to Canada with other likeminded individuals.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422269215494357638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-3013641836381024032020-05-02T13:38:29.961-07:002020-05-02T13:38:29.961-07:00Would prefer to see your take on the supposedly tu...Would prefer to see your take on the supposedly tumultuous weather we are being told to experience these next 48 hours...birds gonna fly !curbozer boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17736912740094052121noreply@blogger.com