A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of BirdsLowery, George H., Jr.
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A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds
Lowery, George H., Jr.
Birds -- Migration
[Illustration: FIG. 40. Comparison of flight trends and
surface weather conditions on April 22-23, 1948. The
meteorological data were taken from the U. S. Weather Bureau
Daily Weather Map for 12:30 A. M. (CST) on April 23. The
nightly station densities and the average hourly station
density (shown in parentheses) are as follows:
5. Louisville: 9,100 (1,100)
6. Murray: 16,300 (2,700)
8. Stillwater: 1,900 (500)
9. Knoxville: 15,200 (1,700)
13. Oak Grove: 13,600 (1,700)
16. College Station: 13,300 (1,900)
17. Baton Rouge: 6,200 (1,000)
19. Lafayette: 2,800 (600)
21. Winter Park: 6,200 (700)
23. Tampico: 11,100 (3,700)]
[Illustration: FIG. 41. Winds aloft at 10:00 P. M. on
April 22 (CST). Winds at 2,000 feet above mean sea level are
shown in black; those at 4,000 feet, in white. Velocities are
indicated by standard Beaufort Scale of Wind Force. The
numbers in circles refer to the stations shown in Figure 40.]
Correction: Figures 41 and 45 were inadvertently transposed.
[Illustration: FIG. 42. Comparison of flight trends and
surface weather conditions on April 23-24, 1948. The
meteorological data were taken from the U. S. Weather Bureau
Daily Weather Map for 12:30 A. M. (CST) on April 24. The
nightly station densities and the average hourly station
density (shown in parentheses) are as follows:
1. Albion: 1,100 (300)
2. Ottumwa: 5,500 (900)
4. Lawrence: 5,400 (1,400)
5. Louisville: 13,300 (2,700)
6. Murray: 9,800 (1,400)
8. Stillwater: 800 (100)
9. Knoxville: 8,000 (900)
10. Memphis: 7,900 (1,000)
14. Mansfield: 4,900 (1,200)
16. College Station: 700 (100)
17. Baton Rouge: 1,700 (400)
18. Pensacola: migration negligible
20. New Orleans: 1,600 (800)
21. Winter Park: 2,700 (300)
23. Tampico: 63,600 (6,300)
24. Progreso: 31,300 (3,900)]
[Illustration: FIG. 43. Winds aloft at 10:00 P. M. on
April 23 (CST). Winds at 2,000 feet above mean sea level are
shown in black; those at 4,000 feet, in white. Velocities are
indicated by standard Beaufort Scale of Wind Force. The
numbers in circles refer to the stations shown in Figure 42.]
[Illustration: FIG. 44. Comparison of flight trends and
surface weather conditions on April 24-25, 1948. The
meteorological data were taken from the U. S. Weather Bureau
Daily Weather Map for 12:30 A. M. (CST) on April 25. The
nightly station densities and the average hourly station
density (shown in parentheses) are as follows:
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