[cayugabirds-l] Windmap

2015-12-27 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal 
Hi all,

I was looking at the windmap to see where the snow geese would be moving if 
they are and saw this strange line.  http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/

[http://earth.nullschool.net/sample.png]

earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean 
conditions
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Can anyone ( Dave Nicosia?? Bill Evans??) explain why the winds are forming a 
kind of line across the country (see pictures below) where to the south of it 
the winds are blowing from south to north and to the north of it the winds are 
blowing from north to south? Is this pertaining to the way the front is moving? 
I don't think there is any physical barrier such as mountain range or am I 
wrong?


https://www.flickr.com/photos/91426175@N00/23377535704/in/dateposted-public/


https://www.flickr.com/photos/91426175@N00/23710051640/in/dateposted-public/


Thanks in advance.


Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
42.429007,-76.47111
http://www.haribal.org/
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Ithaca area moths: https://plus.google.com/118047473426099383469/posts
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Windmap

2015-12-27 Thread Peter 
Hi Meena.
As a Meteorology instructor, I've often seen wind map sites where 
cooler, drier, polar air from the north/northwest meets warmer, moister 
air from the southeast (a "front") but have never seen it depicted like 
the one you've sent.
My best guess is that it IS a frontal boundary between the cooler 
Canadian Air and the warmer, more moist Gulf aira classic 
cold front.
See this site below for future use. In fact, it is now showing such a 
frontal boundary (at 12:12 p.m. on the 27th.)
http://hint.fm/wind/
Hope this helps.
Pete Sar


On 12/27/2015 11:38 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I was looking at the windmap to see where the snow geese would be 
> moving if they are and saw this strange line. 
> http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/
>
> 
>   
> earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions 
> 
> earth.nullschool.net
> No news. earth ≡ Date | Data | Scale | Source | Control | Now « – ‹ – 
> › – » ⊕ Grid
>
>
> Can anyone ( Dave Nicosia?? Bill Evans??) explain why the winds are 
> forming a kind of line across the country (see pictures below) where 
> to the south of it the winds are blowing from south to north and to 
> the north of it the winds are blowing from north to south? Is this 
> pertaining to the way the front is moving? I don't think there is any 
> physical barrier such as mountain range or am I wrong?
>
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/91426175@N00/23377535704/in/dateposted-public/
>
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/91426175@N00/23710051640/in/dateposted-public/
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Meena Haribal
> Ithaca NY 14850
> 42.429007,-76.47111
> http://www.haribal.org/
> http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
> Ithaca area moths: https://plus.google.com/118047473426099383469/posts 
> 
> Dragonfly book sample pages: 
> http://www.haribal.org/dragonflies/samplebook.pdf 
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe--No, Montezuma Main Pool

2015-12-27 Thread Jennifer Marshall 

Snowy owl at Lower Lake Rd. Seneca Falls. 
Sent from my iPhone (typos to be expected)

> On Dec 27, 2015, at 10:20 AM, Jay McGowan  wrote:
> 
> The rain has made viewing difficult this morning, but with some effort 
> several of us have done a pretty thorough scan of the main pool, without 
> success. Six GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen near the tower, and a 
> SHORT-EARED OWL was being harassed by harriers out over the cattails. Duck 
> numbers and diversity are still impressive.
> 
>> On Dec 26, 2015 5:50 PM, "Jay McGowan"  wrote:
>> A report from eBird just came through of a WESTERN GREBE amongst the 
>> plentiful waterfowl on the main pool of Montezuma around midday today, 
>> presumably viewed from the tower near the visitor center.
>> 
>> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26461969
>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Windmap

2015-12-27 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal 
Thanks Peter! Previously I used to use the map link you sent. But the one I 
sent was colorful so I fell in love with this windmap. It is amazing how sharp 
is the demarcation in both versions. I thought it was a front, but as you 
mention I too  have never seen anything so clearly dividing the country. I 
think it is an unusual front.

I would keep watch to see how it changes over time!


I am always fascinated by the wind energy!


Cheers

Meena


Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
42.429007,-76.47111
http://www.haribal.org/
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
Ithaca area moths: https://plus.google.com/118047473426099383469/posts
Dragonfly book sample pages: http://www.haribal.org/dragonflies/samplebook.pdf






From: Peter 
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2015 12:13 PM
To: Meena Madhav Haribal; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Windmap

Hi Meena.
As a Meteorology instructor, I've often seen wind map sites where cooler, 
drier, polar air from the north/northwest meets warmer, moister air from the 
southeast (a "front") but have never seen it depicted like the one you've sent.
My best guess is that it IS a frontal boundary between the cooler Canadian Air 
and the warmer, more moist Gulf aira classic cold front.
See this site below for future use. In fact, it is now showing such a frontal 
boundary (at 12:12 p.m. on the 27th.)
http://hint.fm/wind/
Hope this helps.
Pete Sar


On 12/27/2015 11:38 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal wrote:

Hi all,

I was looking at the windmap to see where the snow geese would be moving if 
they are and saw this strange line.   
http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/

[http://earth.nullschool.net/sample.png]

earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean 
conditions
earth.nullschool.net
No news. earth ? Date | Data | Scale | Source | Control | Now « - < - > - » ? 
Grid



Can anyone ( Dave Nicosia?? Bill Evans??) explain why the winds are forming a 
kind of line across the country (see pictures below) where to the south of it 
the winds are blowing from south to north and to the north of it the winds are 
blowing from north to south? Is this pertaining to the way the front is moving? 
I don't think there is any physical barrier such as mountain range or am I 
wrong?


https://www.flickr.com/photos/91426175@N00/23377535704/in/dateposted-public/


https://www.flickr.com/photos/91426175@N00/23710051640/in/dateposted-public/


Thanks in advance.


Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
42.429007,-76.47111
http://www.haribal.org/
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
Ithaca area moths: https://plus.google.com/118047473426099383469/posts
Dragonfly book sample pages: 
 
http://www.haribal.org/dragonflies/samplebook.pdf



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[cayugabirds-l] Wood Duck @ Sapsucker Woods

2015-12-27 Thread Suan Hsi Yong 
On this morning's birdy walk (with the rain more bearable than I expected),
there was a male wood duck with two mallards at Fuller, seen close from the
Owens platform as it slinked behind the reeds. Plenty of activity from
jingling tree sparrows, courting mallards, complaining blue jays, made for
a pleasant walk. Beaver devastation continues throughout.

Suan

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[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe--No, Montezuma Main Pool

2015-12-27 Thread Jay McGowan 
The rain has made viewing difficult this morning, but with some effort
several of us have done a pretty thorough scan of the main pool, without
success. Six GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen near the tower, and a
SHORT-EARED OWL was being harassed by harriers out over the cattails. Duck
numbers and diversity are still impressive.
On Dec 26, 2015 5:50 PM, "Jay McGowan"  wrote:

> A report from eBird just came through of a WESTERN GREBE amongst the
> plentiful waterfowl on the main pool of Montezuma around midday today,
> presumably viewed from the tower near the visitor center.
>
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26461969
>

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Windmap

2015-12-27 Thread Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm 
Less about wind and more about snow geese - my lovely SIL texted me earlier
today that 250-300 snow geese were feeding on Center Rd. King Ferry around
2pm today.

On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 12:47 PM, Meena Madhav Haribal 
wrote:

> Thanks Peter! Previously I used to use the map link you sent. But the one
> I sent was colorful so I fell in love with this windmap. It is amazing how
> sharp is the demarcation in both versions. I thought it was a front, but as
> you mention I too  have never seen anything so clearly dividing the
> country. I think it is an unusual front.
>
> I would keep watch to see how it changes over time!
>
>
> I am always fascinated by the wind energy!
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Meena
>
>
> Meena Haribal
> Ithaca NY 14850
> 42.429007,-76.47111
> http://www.haribal.org/
> http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
> Ithaca area moths: https://plus.google.com/118047473426099383469/posts
> Dragonfly book sample pages:
> http://www.haribal.org/dragonflies/samplebook.pdf
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> *From:* Peter 
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 27, 2015 12:13 PM
> *To:* Meena Madhav Haribal; CAYUGABIRDS-L
> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] Windmap
>
> Hi Meena.
> As a Meteorology instructor, I've often seen wind map sites where cooler,
> drier, polar air from the north/northwest meets warmer, moister air from
> the southeast (a "front") but have never seen it depicted like the one
> you've sent.
> My best guess is that it IS a frontal boundary between the cooler Canadian
> Air and the warmer, more moist Gulf aira classic cold front.
> See this site below for future use. In fact, it is now showing such a
> frontal boundary (at 12:12 p.m. on the 27th.)
> http://hint.fm/wind/
> Hope this helps.
> Pete Sar
>
>
> On 12/27/2015 11:38 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I was looking at the windmap to see where the snow geese would be moving
> if they are and saw this strange line.
> 
> http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/
> 
> earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
> 
> earth.nullschool.net
> No news. earth ≡ Date | Data | Scale | Source | Control | Now « – ‹ – › –
> » ⊕ Grid
>
> Can anyone ( Dave Nicosia?? Bill Evans??) explain why the winds are
> forming a kind of line across the country (see pictures below) where to the
> south of it the winds are blowing from south to north and to the north of
> it the winds are blowing from north to south? Is this pertaining to the way
> the front is moving? I don't think there is any physical barrier such as
> mountain range or am I wrong?
>
>
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/91426175@N00/23377535704/in/dateposted-public/
>
>
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/91426175@N00/23710051640/in/dateposted-public/
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Meena Haribal
> Ithaca NY 14850
> 42.429007,-76.47111
> http://www.haribal.org/
> http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
> Ithaca area moths: https://plus.google.com/118047473426099383469/posts
> Dragonfly book sample pages:
> 
> http://www.haribal.org/dragonflies/samplebook.pdf
>
>
>
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