I'm not happy, back in '98, I knew agenius in the field of energy research, his avocation was ecology. I asked him if he thought that the fires that were hitting North America and the bizzare weather then was damaging earth's carryng capicity. His answer was yes. We'll have to take some artifical meaures to save Earth. Genetic engineering better carbon sequestering trees and plankton come to mind. Possibly orbital sunlight reflectors etc. I hate to say this, but maybe James Lovelock is right, we'll need nuclear power to save us from fossil fuel, Uggggh! Proliferation....
Some locals think these are Canadian geese.... I suspect, at the very least, the flyways are being changed by global warming. Here in Eureka, redwoods have been clearcut, metrologists say the local atmosphere is drier as a result, temperature here in the winter rarely go below freezing, but maybe as a result of lower humditity its gone as low as 22. Eureka, being by the Pacific is more temperate. Maybe normally inland birds found their normal flyway to cold, and the huge size of flocks is what caught my notice. Herpguy, are you noticing the birdsnear the water OR over the city of Detriot itself, both would be warmer than the surrounding area?