PPT Slide
We trapped and surveyed knots and hudsonian godwits in South America
This knot left the Delaware Bay in May, flew 2000 mi. to the Arctic then 10,000 mi. to Tierra Del Fuego where we captured it this Jan.
This Hudsonian Godwit was banded in Alaska in June and flew to the same SA bay - a journey of over 15,000 miles. It was only one of 30 birds banded
Notes:
Our team trapped birds and found knots that had been banded on the Delaware Bay and one hudsonian godwit banded in Alaska. The godwits provided a good comparison because they migrate a longer distance than the red knot and don't stopover on the Delaware Bay