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Author Topic: Shorebird Researchers Document Red Knot's Record-breaking Flight  (Read 3226 times)
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Mirta
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« on: 24-Sep-10, 01:09:49 PM »

Hi!!
Y0Y, a banded red knot flew 8000km in a 6days non stop flight, from the Uruguay - Brazil border to Ocracoke in North Caroline in USA. Before that he spent 173 days in the beaches where I work, we saw him during our last fall.

You can read more info about this amazing bird:

http://www.whsrn.org/alertsupdates/alert/20100920

We are waiting now Y0Y`s and friends come back. It is spring here!!  happy

Y0Y is going to be as famous as B95 soon, today its picture was in the most important newspaper`s front page in Patagonia.

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« Reply #1 on: 24-Sep-10, 01:58:40 PM »

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« Reply #2 on: 24-Sep-10, 03:35:10 PM »

Oh my, that's amazing! How do they do it?  drool tired
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« Reply #3 on: 24-Sep-10, 03:40:16 PM »

Oh my, that's amazing! How do they do it?  drool tired

Actually, the amazing thing is finding enough horseshoe crab eggs to re-energize and fatten up to continue the rest of the trip to the artic and the breeding grounds.  How many days/weeks are spent stuffing their bellies, Mirta?
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« Reply #4 on: 24-Sep-10, 03:55:33 PM »



Actually, the amazing thing is finding enough horseshoe crab eggs to re-energize and fatten up to continue the rest of the trip to the artic and the breeding grounds.  How many days/weeks are spent stuffing their bellies, Mirta?
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Are you asking how many days in Delaware Bay? It depends on the bird condition after arrival, on how easy or difficult is for them to find enough eggs, and that is related not only with the eggs availability, weather plays an important part. And disturbances...

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« Reply #5 on: 24-Sep-10, 06:23:23 PM »

These Knots are amazing birds. Thanks Mirta, keep in touch!
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« Reply #6 on: 24-Sep-10, 07:26:21 PM »


Are you asking how many days in Delaware Bay? It depends on the bird condition after arrival, on how easy or difficult is for them to find enough eggs, and that is related not only with the eggs availability, weather plays an important part. And disturbances...

Mirta

Yes - how many days does it take for them to recharge on all of those eggs - assume good weather and the bird is decent shape (not dehydrated).
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