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
1. Albion: migration negligible
2. Ottumwa: 4,600 (1,500)
3. Columbia: 1,400 (400)
5. Louisville: 1,700 (200)
10. Memphis: 6,600 (900)
12. Rosedale: 1,100 (100)
14. Mansfield: 1,700 (400)
18. Pensacola: migration negligible
21. Winter Park: 600 (100)
24. Progreso: 27,300 (3,000)]
[Illustration: FIG. 45. Winds aloft at 10:00 P. M. on
April 24 (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 44.]
Correction: Figures 41 and 45 were inadvertently transposed.
[Illustration: FIG. 46. Comparison of flight trends and
surface weather conditions on May 21-22, 1948. The
meteorological data were taken from the U. S. Weather Bureau
Daily Weather Map for 12:30 A. M. (CST) on May 22. The
nightly station densities and the average hourly station
density (shown in parentheses) are as follows:
2. Ottumwa: 6,900 (1,400)
5. Louisville: 1,500 (200)
9. Knoxville: 3,200 (500)
10. Memphis: 7,000 (1,200)
13. Oak Grove: 5,800 (800)
14. Mansfield: 2,500 (800)
18. Pensacola: migration negligible
21. Winter Park: 1,200 (200)]
[Illustration: FIG. 47. Winds aloft at 10:00 P. M. on May
21 (CST). Winds at 2,000 feet above mean sea level are shown.
Velocities are indicated by standard Beaufort Scale of Wind
Force. The numbers in circles refer to the stations shown in
Figure 46.]
On the first night, following the passage of a cold front, migration
at Ottumwa was comparatively low (6,900 birds in five hours). On the
following night, when the trajectory of the winds was toward the
north, the volume of migration was roughly twice as high (22,300 birds
in eight hours). At Louisville, on May 21-22, the nightly station
density was only 1,500 birds in seven hours, whereas on the following
night, it was 8,400 birds in the same length of time, or about six
times greater.
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