IBSP Pelicans

About a month ago I just about to leave the Hawk Watch to go to the airport and just as I was leaving, Paul saw an American White Pelican in the distance. I was torn as to whether to stay to wait and see if it would come closer or leave. That day I had to leave. Today I was at the Hawk Watch and again about to leave when a flock of SEVEN pelicans started heading towards us. This time, I stayed....

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Gray Saturday

I got up at 5:30AM this morning with every intention of going out and getting my photography fix. Forecast said sunny skies in the morning, turning overcast later in the day. Well I don't know what their idea of later was because it was gray at 5:30AM and stayed that way all day!

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Birding Weather

Below are some weather maps from the National Weather Service that show weather that can affect either you day's birding or bird movements (especially during migration). Below the maps are legends showing what all the symbols mean.

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Using Radar to see Migration

Using some of the available doppler radars, it is possible to 'see' bird migration. Two of the common radar modes used are Base Reflectivity and Radial Velocity. Below are two of the common images looped so you can easily see the radar images (the current image with be shown).

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