Michael writes:
<Maybe Jerry's right, that they
<look for light indicators--which would imply they'd not fledge in dull
<overcast, or maybe would, but earlier in the day--but they then subtract
<30-45 degrees for Kentucky windage. Given their bullet flight, even those
<nesting far inland are still only an hour or two at most from the ocean, and
<if they head even vaguely west they'll still hit ocean.

Could the birds just be headed downstream? Is there telemetry that
indicates that they cross ridges on their flight to the sea?
Paul

Paul Moorehead
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