Winds and Cold Rains!

Skunked - and Bill hates it. Oct 14 and 15 were zero migrant days. He called me just before he left the watch to talk about what was going on. We talked about the way whole areas of the mountains as far N as West VA have had areas washed away, and wondered if the Hurricane's effects had altered their paths. We talked about how raptors seemed to know when they needed to flee. We have seen evidence, by researchers, of song birds altering course for thousands of miles to avoid storms. He and I talked about weather patterns, warming, and the dip in the Jet Stream. The extremes of everything. The heights of revolving clouds and funnel that reach 60000 feet now. How long it has stayed so hot. So many things different this year. And the numbers probably lowest ever. So if other sites North see plenty, why not over our site. We believe they have been diverted by things like the jet stream, God giving them a sense of peril, and air currents designed to keep them further west, to preserve them. But Bill grows weary some days with no raptors anywhere except locals. It's about to turn cold! Into the 30's tonight. Hoping I don't lose a lot of plants. Gotta repair my green house. Here are Bill's last two days. Still important to the record. How would we know the difference if there was no one to notice?