The series of events involved in the perception of wind in which a mechanical stimulus is received and converted into a molecular signal.
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detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of air flow; detection of wind; perception of wind, detection of mechanical stimulus; perception of wind, sensory detection of mechanical stimulus; perception of wind, sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus; sensory detection of mechanical stimulus during perception of wind; sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus during perception of wind; sensory transduction of wind