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Migration: Peregrines / Island Girl
transplanted maple:
Island Girl sure travels, it is nice to know that her transmitter is still working..
The Peregrine Chick:
Speaking of Island Girl ...
- October 1st she was in Illinois
- September 30th she flew 635km
- average distance of her southward migrations = 15,250 km
- average distance of her northward migrations = 13,200 km
- her average annual migrations = 14,366 km
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: Kinderchick on October 01, 2012, 22:42 ---That's amazing! :o I can't remember... how old would Island Girl be, TPC?
--- End quote ---
No idea how old, she was caught and fitted with a transmitter as an adult while on the tundra peregrine wintering grounds in Chile in 2009. So minimum 5 years old or she could be 15 years old. Probably somewhere more than 6 if I had to guess based on her migration travels, she's wickedly consistent on her path north and south over thousands of kilometres - minimum median adult lifespan for tundra birds is 4-5 years old.
Kinderchick:
That's amazing! :o I can't remember... how old would Island Girl be, TPC?
birdcamfan:
unbelievable!
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