LONGEST NON-STOP JOURNEY
Recently a female Bar Tailed Godwit was tracked by USGS Satellite on an 18,000 mile journey; along the way she set a record for the longest known non-stoop flight of a land bird.
On February 2, 2007 she departed Miranda, on the North Cape of New Zealand, and flew non-stop, 6,300 miles, to Yalu Jiang, China in 8 days.
She rested in Yalu Jiang for five weeks and then departed for Alaska May 1, 2007 arriving at the Kuskokwim River Delta having traveled non-stop 4,500 miles in 5 days.
Finally on August 29, 2007, after approximately 4 months R&R, she took off again for her non-stop return flight to New Zealand of some 7,200 miles; arriving at the New Zealand North Cape just 8 miles from her original departure point, in just 9 days! This is equates to over 33 MPH average speed, 24 hours a day, for 9 days!
Recently a female Bar Tailed Godwit was tracked by USGS Satellite on an 18,000 mile journey; along the way she set a record for the longest known non-stoop flight of a land bird.
On February 2, 2007 she departed Miranda, on the North Cape of New Zealand, and flew non-stop, 6,300 miles, to Yalu Jiang, China in 8 days.
She rested in Yalu Jiang for five weeks and then departed for Alaska May 1, 2007 arriving at the Kuskokwim River Delta having traveled non-stop 4,500 miles in 5 days.
Finally on August 29, 2007, after approximately 4 months R&R, she took off again for her non-stop return flight to New Zealand of some 7,200 miles; arriving at the New Zealand North Cape just 8 miles from her original departure point, in just 9 days! This is equates to over 33 MPH average speed, 24 hours a day, for 9 days!
Next time you see one, with its pecker stuck in the mud, a small tip of the hat might be in order!
posted by Rex at 8:03 PM
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