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Machi
Whimbrel Tracking in the Americas
A project of The Center for Conservation Biology.
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Species: Whimbrel
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2009-08-20 00:00:00
Release Location: Eastern Shore of Virginia, USA
Last Location: 2010-09-08 01:29:45
Background
Banded with green leg flag “AXP”, this whimbrel left the Virginia barrier island saltmarshes in fall 2009 and headed southeast over the Atlantic Ocean. She flew over the Carribbean but didn’t make landfall until Guyana, a non-stop 3,500 km flight. She continued south along the northeast coast of South America and wintered in Brazil near Sao Luis, a 5,800 km trip from Virginia. Of the 6 whimbrel we've tracked to South America, this whimbrel flew the farthest in the least amount of time.