Where the bird was flying the wind did not change abruptly all the time, that only happens in the turbulent lower atmosphere. Higher up the wind is more constan

Where the bird was flying the wind did not change abruptly all the time, that only happens in the turbulent lower atmosphere. Higher up the wind is more constant, in the case of a hurricane/typhoon in a constant vortex. The bird was caught in something resembling a local jet stream, circling around the storm's centre while being carried along.