Early this morning temperatures hit 52F, near the record high (54F) for this date. After the rain started, the air cooled off pretty quickly to the mid-to-upper 40s, where it stayed much of the rest of the day. During the afternoon, the rain let up, and the relatively warm Southeast wind started drying things off.
The walk over to UAS was largely uneventful. Though it was interesting to see a Great Blue Heron with its back to the wind and head plumes being held up over its head by the gusting breeze. Rowan said she thought it looked like a giant kingfisher that way.
A gusty Southeast wind pushes waves across Crescent Bay.
Heavy stratus clouds blanket the skies over The Channel.
Installed last fall, this wind turbine is generating power for the Coast Guard cutter station as part of an experimental project to guage the feasibility of wind power in the area.
Installed last fall, this wind turbine is generating power for the Coast Guard cutter station as part of an experimental project to guage the feasibility of wind power in the area.
Great Blue Heron with head plumes pushed up by a gusty wind.