2. 16 April 2012, Huge Raptor Migration on NEXRAD (4 Parts)

Ending at 1p DST, this shows the first burst of hawks passing Oswego NY following the Lake Ontario shoreline, this from the Tug Hill radar station (TYX). Earlier, an email was posted to the GeneseeBirding listserv with an alert to "multiple kettles of 100+" observed at Braddock Bay, north of Rochester NY. The beginning of the big river of hawks can be see at the end of the loop. A "lull" might be perceived in between. Tug Hill NEXRAD does a nice job under a wide set of conditions showing birds well W, along the lake plain of Lake Ontario. Compare with loop ending at 11a: http://youtu.be/_WD3-ePRf04 Compare with loop ending at 3pm: http://youtu.be/NrlSlGQniNk Compare with loop ending at 5pm: http://youtu.be/9nOzYg3PCbk