Weather radar maps are pretty neat. Using just colors, the maps can indicate whether rain, snow, or sleet is passing over. Every once in a while, though, even experts aren’t quite sure what a particular big blob is.
Such was the case at around 1 p.m. on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 3.
At that point, someone from the National Weather Service in Boulder, Colorado, looked at their ZDR radar, which indicates shape as well as size, and saw a strange pink cloud swooping over the Denver metro area.The pink color indicated large, round objects. Based on previous experience, the NWS offered up a diagnosis. They included a GIF of the visitors, and helpfully labeled it, “Birds.”
Look at what’s flying into Denver! Radar from last hour showing what we believe to be birds. Any bird experts know what kind? #ornithology pic.twitter.com/EAqzdMwpFU
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
Then the controversy began. Jeff Wells, tweeting under the authority-burgeoning username @Bird_Wells, pointed out that most bird species actually migrate at night, not at 1 p.m. “Thanks for the insight, Jeff,” the…
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