Date: 5/6/26 2:07 pm From: David George via groups.io <davidpgeorge50...> Subject: Re: [ALbirds] incoming flight
Very interesting. Please keep posting this information.
David George
On Wed, May 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM Yaukey, Peter via groups.io <pyaukey=
<uhcno.edu...> wrote:
> AL Birders:
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> Gotta love this radar stuff.
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> Large incoming transgulf flight today, presumably overflying the coastal
> zone as usual, visible on the Mobile radar as the scattering of pale blue
> echoes in the southern parts of the radar field (including over the Gulf).
> Image below is the peak, which was around noon, although it is still going
> pretty strong in the western part of the radar as I post this. Echoes over
> the Gulf began appearing around 8:30am. This flight is perhaps 1-2 hours
> earlier than average, which presumably indicates tailwinds propelling their
> advance.
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> The darker blue in southeast Louisiana is rain, and people reading this
> from SW Mississippi along its path may want to check for grounded migrants
> because it appears to be meeting the oncoming birds.
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> Peter
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