Joe Valdivia
13 posts
Oct 15, 2009
10:32 PM
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i heard that it's bad to fly right after it rains due to the bop. is this true? and if so, how long should i wait to fly again?
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cr250
281 posts
Oct 16, 2009
12:32 AM
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I think it depends on how bad the BOP are in your area.
Brian
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katyroller
593 posts
Oct 16, 2009
5:48 AM
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I'd be real careful flying right after a rain. I've done this in the past and had an unexpected storm cell move in before they could land. Fortunately, I got all of them back.
Tracey
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Windjammer Loft
970 posts
Oct 16, 2009
5:52 AM
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Iam not sure about "your" statement. I like to fly my birds in a "light" rain. I don't fly my birds after a hard steady or down pour type rain. The atmospheric pressure is "more" of a problem before and after the rains...
Fly High and Roll On
Paul
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PAUL R.
106 posts
Oct 16, 2009
8:01 AM
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I agree with windjammer loft, Bop,s seem not to like getting wet. I dont fly my birds until the following day after it stops raining. But if it stops raining at night, dont let out your birds in the morning. Those bop,s are extremely hungry. I would wait at least 24 hours after it stops raining.
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Sound Rollers
70 posts
Oct 16, 2009
9:50 AM
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Paul is right, here in the northeast where I live, this time of year rainy days are associated with low pressure systems and are followed by high pressure once the low has cleared. The BOP and other migrating birds use tail winds to their advantage. Air flows clockwise around a high-pressure systems in the northern hemisphere, so birds migrating south in the fall east of the high pressure center will be on the move and the birds that are west of the system will wait a few days, so watch the weather and fly on the west side, good luck.
This is reversed in the spring.
John
Last Edited by on Oct 16, 2009 9:53 AM
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RodSD
360 posts
Oct 17, 2009
11:13 PM
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My experience seems to back up the claim that BOPS are bad after a rain. They got my birds because they were persistent. I suppose they were very hungry and so determined. I wait another 3 days before flying them again. By then, I hope they already have eaten.
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Sound Rollers
74 posts
Oct 19, 2009
10:38 AM
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Read my earlier post.
Ok, it rained all day yesterday here in Connecticut, now look at this map.
http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/currentweatherusnational/index_large.html?from=hp_main_maps
I would not fly today on the east coast, I would say it's a safer bet to fly in Texas and the Ohio River Valley
John
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Squabby*32
100 posts
Oct 19, 2009
1:09 PM
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I would not fly aftera rain because as stated above, the BOP's are very hungry.
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