Migration Highlights
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| Event |
St.
Marks |
Chass
|
| Target
date for departure |
October
5, 2010 |
| Actual
date of departure |
October
10, 2010
|
| Number
of birds at takeoff |
11 |
| Number
of birds surviving fall migration |
10 |
| Date
migration ends |
Dec.
15, 2010 |
Jan.
14, 2011 |
| Total
days of fall migration |
67 |
73 |
| Number
of actual flight days (progress made) |
19 |
21 |
| Number
of no-fly days (grounded or turned back) |
|
|
| Longest
flight (in distance) |
116
miles |
| Total
miles flown |
1,113.9 |
1,285 |
| Days
on Wintering Grounds |
96 days
|
80 days
|
| Number
of birds before spring migration |
5 |
5 |
| Number
of birds surviving spring migration |
5 |
5 |