Jesse,
The NEXRAD network of radars are similar in design and therefore
detect birds similarly. The radars out west have much more limited
views of migration because the topography leads to partial or
complete blockage of the radar beam or the radars are sited at
I know I've asked this of various folks before, and probably gotten
reasonable if short answers, but I'm blanking out on the reasons.
Can anyone shed light on why radar doesn't really work for detecting night
flights in the intermountain West and the West Coast, esp. south? Is it
literally that
