Greetings Cayugabirders, Tonight, in the vicinity of the observatory atop Mount Pleasant, there will be microphones set up for listening to calls of night migrating birds, a thermal camera detecting and imaging their heat radiation, as well as live NEXRAD radar for visualizing the migration over the broader region. Chris Tessaglia-Hymes will be demonstrating the Cornell Bioacoustic Research Program’s spectrographic analysis software called Raven for visualizing and helping identify short songbird flight calls. We also plan to submit an eBird report for the evening.
The forecast is for mostly clear skies, temps dropping into the high 40s F, and northerly winds 5-10 mph. It looks like a good migration night with steady passage of songbirds and other species. The birds will likely be flying high and difficult to hear by unaided ear, but the microphones should allow us to tune into an amazing density of birds moving high above. Each listening station can accommodate up to four listeners (8 total). Bring a folding chair or two and your own headphones or earbuds if you have them. Location: Hartung-Boothroyd Observatory Mt Pleasant Rd, Freeville, NY 13068 42.458252, -76.384655 Time: 8:30PM-11PM Dress warmly, bring a blanket, flashlight, hot tea, etc. Please be respectfully quiet while near others who are listening to the migration. Also, please be careful parking along side of Mt. Pleasant Road, and bring a flashlight to aid walking in the dark. See you tonight! Bill Evans -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
