I dozed off after Daily Show but just got a little charge of adrenaline
after walking outside to lock car and close garage. Despite SW wind
direction, birds seem to be flying quite low over Gaithersburg tonight.
Just put my gear out. Heard White-throated Sparrows and at least 1
Hermit Thrush. W
Andrew,
I'm not sure this is entirely explained by migrating birds.
It looks like most of the targets northwest of Philadelphia appear to have
velocities of 5kts or less, which is indicative of ground clutter. This
occurs when the radar beam is bent back down towards the earth's surface and
hits
Andrew- are you referring to the Fort Dix radar? I'm looking at all
the radars covering PA and NJ and the only thing I'm seeing that could
be confused with birds is over the Fort Dix radar. This radar has been
acting strange for the last week, often producing flat-out saturated
images at reflectivi
Andrew,
It looks like a nice reflectivity burst coming out of Philadelphia toward the
northwest. At 0136Z, there is a bit of a "bird burst" coming from around the
Philadelphia airport (SW side of Philadelphia county and NE side of Delaware
county) likely near the Delaware river, but that is mos
To radar watchers out there, does anyone care to comment on the reflectivity
radar loops tonight for the area 10-20 miles northwest of Philadelphia?
1. On the ground, I've heard and recorded a lot of longer "tseeps"
(20-50 for some minutes) - which is more than I've ever heard around
here. I'd ha
