Scientific Explanation Sought on Birds & Radar

When I started flying for the original National Airlines in 1977, many of the Boeing 727 captains with whom I flew would run the radar when arriving or departing heavily populated bird environments. Many swore by the procedure but I never read or heard of any science to back this up. At that time...

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