Wednesday, October 1, 2014

First migration report

Yesterday morning (September 30, 2014) we received an excellent signal from Simba.  He has left Great Salt Lake and is now over 600 miles southwest in Northern Mexico near the delta of the Colorado River.  Like Great Salt Lake, this location is also critical habitat for shorebirds.  The area is called the Estero Rio Colorado and is designated as a site of "International Importance" through the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network.  Check out Simba's map for his most recent location.

We have received good signals from Torito, Florence, Clara and Sweco over the last several days.  All of these birds are still at Great Salt Lake.  Interestingly Torito, Clara and Sweco seem to be using the same area of Farmington Bay, near the southeastern corner.  We expect the remaining avocets here at Great Salt Lake to be leaving any day.

We will update maps again early next week.

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