I'd recommend starting with the excellent webinar Bryan did for Colorado Field Ornithologists:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr5fWjOF7Ys Kevin Ash Colorado Springs On Sat, Mar 13, 2021 at 11:34 AM Camille Schiraldi <[email protected]> wrote: > How can I set up this wind map, so I can check out current conditions at > any given time & place. TIA > > On Friday, March 12, 2021 at 1:34:53 PM UTC-7 Bryan Guarente wrote: > >> Cobirders, >> The northern portion of the state is in for some wild snow amounts >> (depending on who you believe). With this, we are looking at some very >> nice swaths of southerly winds (example below): >> >> https://earth.nullschool.net/#2021/03/13/0100Z/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=-101.05,33.15,1638/loc=-105.000,40.000 >> (forecast >> for 6pm tonight; green circle is around Boulder, CO). That link should >> also be about the time that we should expect migrants to be taking off from >> Texas and further south. For those of you who are radar enthusiasts for >> bird tracking, check the radar >> <https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=continental-conus-comp_radar-48-0-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined> >> after dark in Texas to see if the birds are leaving as suggested. >> >> On those winds, I expect to see some migrants push further northward as >> this is one of those times where birds are starting to want to move north >> and this IS a good opportunity despite the snow we will get this far >> north. This is a time to be efficient and cover some ground/sky. I expect >> to see increases and FOYs in: >> >> - Blue-winged Teals, >> - Eared and Horned Grebes (maybe the beginnings of Western Grebes), >> - yellowlegs (Greater) and Killdeer with maybe some early sandpipers, >> - Sandhill Cranes, >> - Bonaparte's and Franklin's Gulls, >> - Double-crested Cormorants, >> - Turkey Vultures and possibly the first migrant Osprey and/or >> Swainson's Hawks, >> - White-throated Swifts, Tree Swallows, and Barn Swallows >> - Say's Phoebes, >> - and Common Grackles. >> >> If you want to see a really good swath of winds converging into a single >> location, look no further than this map: >> >> https://earth.nullschool.net/#2021/03/13/1500Z/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=-101.05,33.15,1638/loc=-105.000,40.000 >> . >> Looks like in the vicinity of Boulder, CO will be a nice hotspot tomorrow >> morning. As the day goes on the convergence into Boulder disperses and >> more of the northern Urban corridor will get in on the action: >> >> https://earth.nullschool.net/#2021/03/14/0100Z/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=-101.05,33.15,1638/loc=-105.000,40.000 >> (5pm >> Saturday) >> >> I'll leave it here for now and see what others are able to find as the >> days roll onward. I am headed out here in a minute to get my binocs on >> some of these migrants before the snow starts. Best of luck out there. >> >> Keep your feeders full, be careful shoveling (if you are the lucky ones >> who are getting snow), keep your ears peeled for Sandhills in the snow, and >> wear your masks, >> >> Bryan >> >> Bryan Guarente >> Meteorologist/Instructional Designer >> UCAR/The COMET Program >> Boulder, CO >> > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5ef8c332-df19-4961-ac4a-aca7202d3357n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5ef8c332-df19-4961-ac4a-aca7202d3357n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAFfnf8jXWk%3DZh5FqtEVmUECkBjRcPPwFj3UqzjmYha0kdDi5Tw%40mail.gmail.com.
