Birds and Radar | Birding and Radar

Presenter: Geoff Williamson of Third Coast Birding

Venue: the Chicago Ornithological Society’s Birds & Bytes series.

This event is free. Information on attendance is at the Chicago Ornithological Society website

Radar has become an important tool for tracking bird movements. Well-known local birder Geoff Williamson will explain how radar can detect birds, how scientists are using it, how birders can use it during migration to help determine ‘good’ birding days, where to find radar forecasts, and how to interpret the patterns displayed.