[NatureNS] birds on radar

Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:49:55 -0400
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You could get your own ornithological radar set-up, if you wanted.  At  
least, Accipiter Radar Technologies calls their system  
"affordable" (although they do not say to whom it is affordable).

One use of such a system is to warn of birds which might be a hazard  
to aircraft.  They refer to this as "bird aircraft strike hazard,"  
with the delightful acronym BASH.

See: http://www.accipiterradar.com/home.html


On 18 Sep 2009, at 9:05 PM, Chris Callaghan/Andy Moir wrote:

> There was a very interesting segment tonight on Discovery Channel's  
> Daily Planet, about the millions of birds showing up on radar moving  
> south out of Ontario.  They were talking about millions of birds  
> moving.  However, when I look at the radar shots available from  
> Environment Canada, I don't see anything like they were  
> showing.Anybody have any idea where they got their radar shots, and  
> how they were doctored to show birds, and not precipitation?
> Andy in Freeport


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say to whom it is affordable).<div><br></div><div>One use of such a =
system is to warn of birds which might be a hazard to aircraft. =
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very interesting segment tonight on Discovery Channel's Daily Planet, =
about the millions of birds showing up on radar moving south out of =
Ontario.&nbsp; They were talking about millions of birds moving.&nbsp; =
However, when I look at the radar shots available from Environment =
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