Re: [nysbirds-l] Heavy Nocturnal Flight Binghamton Airport Last Night

2016-05-05 Thread Peter Reisfeld
This observation by David may help explain the migration/radar disconnect we have been observing. Perhaps when birds migrate under cloudy conditions, they are more likely to fly low and therefore escape detection by radar. Happy spring birding Peter > On May 5, 2016, at 7:34 AM, David

Re: [nysbirds-l] Heavy Nocturnal Flight Binghamton Airport Last Night

2016-05-05 Thread Peter Reisfeld
This observation by David may help explain the migration/radar paradox we have been observing. Perhaps when birds migrate under cloudy conditions, they are more likely to fly low and therefore escape detection by radar. Peter Sent from who knows where > On May 5, 2016, at 7:34 AM, David

Re: [nysbirds-l] Heavy Nocturnal Flight Binghamton Airport Last Night

2016-05-05 Thread Peter Reisfeld
This observation by David may help explain the migration/radar paradox we have been observing. Perhaps when birds migrate under cloudy conditions, they are more likely to fly low and therefore escape detection by radar. Peter Sent from who knows where > On May 5, 2016, at 7:34 AM, David

[nysbirds-l] Heavy Nocturnal Flight Binghamton Airport Last Night

2016-05-05 Thread David Nicosia
I got finished by with work at 11 pm last evening and in the parking lot before I got into my car I heard a "stream" of chips, zips, zeets and zeeps! I listened for about 5 minutes and it was constant. There were at least 3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS that flew by. Additionally, I was surprised to hear a

[nysbirds-l] Heavy Nocturnal Flight Binghamton Airport Last Night

2016-05-05 Thread David Nicosia
I got finished by with work at 11 pm last evening and in the parking lot before I got into my car I heard a "stream" of chips, zips, zeets and zeeps! I listened for about 5 minutes and it was constant. There were at least 3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS that flew by. Additionally, I was surprised to hear a