thanks. I didn't think of geese. we often see swallows do this but it makes sense.
On Fri, Dec 25, 2015 at 8:25 AM, John Kent <jwk...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > That is geese you're seeing. Large numbers of them roost in farm fields > there at this time of year, and I have seen the same thing on radar in > December before. It's probably mostly Canadas, but sometimes there are also > lots of Snow Geese there. > > John Kent > Selkirk, NY > > On Dec 25, 2015, at 8:12 AM, David Nicosia <daven102...@gmail.com> wrote: > > All, > > I noticed on the Albany National Weather Service radar between 617 am and > 654 am Christmas morning a circular pattern on radar like swallow morning > take off patterns we see in the late summer. This pattern was seen > originating from Valtie, NY... 42.41N and 73.68W (roughly). Below are 5 > radar images that I grabbed which show this. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/albums/72157662199366610 > > The question is...are these radar echoes even birds or maybe insects?? > And, if so, what specie of bird (if they are birds)? I would say probably > starlings??? They couldn't be tree swallows since they should be long > gone. Anyway, I have never seen this in the winter before. Any thoughts > on this please share. > > Merry Christmas to all!!!! > > David Nicosia > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
