Clara now in Mexico!

On October 6, Clara was detected in Mexico.  She is now located south of Puerto Peñasco in Sonora Mexico.  Her last signal from Great Salt Lake came just before midnight on October 2.  Fifty two hours later we received a signal from her in Mexico over 720 miles away.  Because the transmitters only send out signals to satellites for five hours, followed by a 20 hour off-cycle, we don’t know her exact time of departure.  However, for birds that can travel 30-50 miles per hour, a 700 mile flight could be accomplished in as little as 14 hours.  She continues to slowly move south along the coast of Mexico.

The other birds continue to provide signals at Great Salt Lake within Farmington Bay.