Here are the satellite readings from each of our falcon's Fall, 1994 migration from Alaska. Try this: Divide your class into 7 groups. Answer the first set of questions for each of the 7 falcons. Then, answer the CHALLENGE QUESTIONS below as a class and send them to:
Questions About Each Falcon:
1) When did each falcon begin to migrate? 2) When did she arrive on her wintering grounds? 3) How many days did the journey take? 4) On the average, how many kilometers per day did she travel?
CHALLENGE QUESTIONS: 1) Which falcon reached her wintering grounds first? 2) Which one traveled the most kilometers per day?
3) Do you see any relationship between the time a falcon began her migration and the distance to her wintering grounds?
4) Can you draw any other conclusions about peregrine falcon migration from these data?
If any of the falcons flew near your home town last fall, let us know! Be sure to tell us what you were doing on the day she flew over. If you've ever been to the region she visited, please describe the habitat for us. What kind of birds might she prey upon there? What would the weather have been like on the day she flew over?
Locations for Falcon #22652 Latitude Longitude Date 65.340 N 142.441 W July 24 65.332 N 142.433 W Aug 4 65.405 N 142.653 W Aug 15 65.350 N 142.428 W Aug 23 60.673 N 128.573 W Aug 30 58.898 N 122.020 W Sep 1 57.278 N 114.768 W Sep 3 51.052 N 111.352 W Sep 5 47.593 N 105.043 W Sep 7 41.554 N 100.958 W Sep 9 40.617 N 98.131 W Sep 11 40.570 N 98.406 W Sep 11 39.968 N 94.546 W Sep 15 37.836 N 94.595 W Sep 15 30.171 N 95.728 W Sep 17 29.763 N 95.957 W Sep 18 30.761 N 91.199 W Sep 18 (alternate location-either this or the previous location is correct) 10.220 N 76.551 W Sep 24 11.881 N 85.160 W Sep 26 9.440 N 82.360 W Sep 28 3.357 N 73.789 W Oct 4 1.086 S 70.214 W Oct 6 4.138 S 69.279 W Oct 8 8.093 S 70.290 W Oct 11 12.406 S 69.146 W Oct 13 13.513 S 66.958 W Oct 15 20.087 S 63.033 W Oct 17 28.410 S 61.908 W Oct 21 28.501 S 62.067 W Oct 23 32.296 S 60.894 W Oct 25 35.774 S 60.201 W Oct 27 35.709 S 60.214 W Oct 29 36.260 S 63.001 W Nov 12 35.670 S 60.418 W Dec 10 35.727 S 60.318 W Dec 19 35.696 S 59.870 W Feb 3
Locations for Falcon #22653 Latitude Longitude Date 65.318 N 142.747 W Sep 1 65.289 N 142.761 W Sep 1 65.358 N 142.992 W Sep 3 65.331 N 142.864 W Sep 5 65.466 N 143.571 W Sep 5 65.722 N 143.869 W Sep 7 65.300 N 142.837 W Sep 8 62.345 N 138.586 W Sep 9 57.476 N 122.198 W Sep 12 53.523 N 112.871 W Sep 16 50.827 N 110.471 W Sep 18 35.532 N 98.082 W Sep 22 25.681 N 98.279 W Sep 24 18.666 N 95.984 W Sep 26 29.229 N 49.066 W Sep 26 (alternate location-either this or the previous location is correct) 16.909 N 87.490 W Sep28 15.900 N 91.805 W Sep28 (alternate location-either this or the previous location is correct) 14.725 N 89.855 W Oct 1 14.062 N 89.116 W Oct 3 14.112 N 89.191 W Oct 7 14.021 N 89.063 W Oct 9 14.139 N 89.108 W Oct 11 13.998 N 89.200 W Oct 13 14.087 N 89.389 W Oct 15 14.051 N 89.092 W Oct 17 14.010 N 89.122 W Oct 18 13.012 N 93.896 W Oct 20 14.007 N 89.236 W Oct 26 14.023 N 89.058 W Oct 28 14.002 N 89.182 W Feb 5
Loactions for PTT #22654 Latitude Longitude Date 65.508 N 144.238 W Jul 23 65.579 N 143.885 W Aug 8 65.473 N 143.681 W Aug 23 65.563 N 143.843 W Aug 25 61.848 N 131.851 W Aug 31 60.189 N 127.085 W Sep 2 59.726 N 125.784 W Sep 2 54.543 N 112.422 W Sep 4 46.560 N 100.563 W Sep 6 46.322 N 100.727 W Sep 8 45.977 N 97.743 W Sep 10 46.026 N 97.816 W Sep 11 40.190 N 85.657 W Sep 17 34.791 N 83.843 W Sep 19 25.577 N 81.278 W Sep 21 22.329 N 79.038 W Sep 23 21.823 N 78.158 W Sep 25 21.731 N 78.032 W Sep 27 21.804 N 78.424 W Sep 29 No signal received from Sep29 to Nov11 20.743 N 79.616 W Nov 11 21.763 N 78.000 W Nov 24 21.613 N 78.043 W Nov 25
Locations for falcon #22656 Latitude Longitude Date 65.239 N 141.735 W Aug 31 65.282 N 142.032 W Sep 2 65.299 N 142.087 W Sep 3 65.392 N 142.126 W Sep 4 64.961 N 141.501 W Sep 5 65.309 N 142.068 W Sep 6 65.313 N 142.039 W Sep 7 65.316 N 142.111 W Sep 8 65.297 N 142.122 W Sep 11 65.303 N 142.102 W Sep 14 65.297 N 142.142 W Sep 17 64.701 N 140.931 W Sep 19 62.849 N 137.144 W Sep 21 59.265 N 124.620 W Sep 23 55.402 N 119.006 W Sep 25 50.654 N 114.660 W Sep 27 49.131 N 114.043 W Sep 29 48.533 N 117.245 W Sep 29 (alternate location-either this or the previous location is correct) 40.249 N 142.910 W Oct 1 45.990 N 112.322 W Oct 1 (alternate location-either this or the previous location is correct) 39.047 N 105.263 W Oct 9 35.085 N 102.117 W Oct 13 34.451 N 102.209 W Oct 15 32.348 N 100.192 W Oct 17 22.685 N 98.205 W Oct 21 20.289 N 96.924 W Oct 23 18.597 N 95.587 W Oct 25 18.581 N 95.607 W Oct 27 18.632 N 95.645 W Nov10 18.640 N 95.661 W Feb13
Locations for Falcon #22658 Latitude Longitude Date 64.984 N 141.280 W Sep 1 64.929 N 141.150 W Sep 3 64.931 N 141.310 W Sep 5 64.905 N 141.159 W Sep 7 64.922 N 141.336 W Sep 8 64.955 N 141.298 W Sep 9 64.983 N 141.203 W Sep10 64.987 N 141.310 W Sep12 64.953 N 141.284 W Sep16 64.951 N 141.264 W Sep18 65.090 N 141.126 W Sep22 56.372 N 117.127 W Sep26 52.411 N 110.308 W Sep28 48.315 N 110.760 W Sep30 38.246 N 102.801 W Oct 4 37.758 N 102.997 W Oct 4 39.524 N 96.646 W Oct 6 36.366 N 94.840 W Oct 8 26.030 N 97.199 W Oct10 18.415 N 93.327 W Oct12 17.779 N 90.841 W Oct15 16.244 N 97.749 W Oct15 (alternate location-either this or the previous location are correct) 7.182 N 63.638 W Oct26 10.459 N 78.346 W Oct26 (alternate location-either this or the previous location are correct) 0.944 N 62.138 W Dec10 10.080 S 42.220 W Jan20 9.975 S 42.234 W Feb3
Locations for PTT #22660 Latitude Longitude Date 65.489 N 143.768 W Aug 31 65.489 N 143.647 W Sep 2 65.467 N 143.555 W Sep 6 65.476 N 143.608 W Sep 8 65.464 N 143.544 W Sep 10 65.459 N 143.639 W Sep 14 65.451 N 143.696 W Sep 17 62.538 N 131.168 W Sep 18 61.951 N 128.824 W Sep 19 55.609 N 114.630 W Sep 21 49.754 N 114.076 W Sep 23 44.904 N 111.402 W Sep 25 30.271 N 100.780 W Sep 29 26.371 N 99.042 W Oct 1 22.916 N 97.910 W Oct 3 21.613 N 97.573 W Oct 5 21.275 N 97.236 W Oct 5 18.626 N 95.584 W Oct 8 18.626 N 95.584 W Oct 10 18.622 N 95.564 W Oct 12 18.943 N 97.360 W Oct 14 18.670 N 95.503 W Oct 16 18.629 N 95.540 W Oct 22 18.243 N 95.492 W Oct 23 18.533 N 95.919 W Oct 25 18.533 N 95.919 W Oct 26 18.643 N 95.556 W Oct 31 18.614 N 95.547 W Nov 14 18.633 N 95.557 W Nov 28 18.633 N 95.557 W Dec 12 18.622 N 95.506 W Feb 6
Locations for PTT #22663 Latitude Longitude Date 65.443 N 143.545 W Sep 1 65.368 N 143.471 W Sep 3 65.314 N 143.251 W Sep 5 65.379 N 143.565 W Sep 7 65.380 N 143.512 W Sep 8 65.389 N 143.540 W Sep 10 65.401 N 143.512 W Sep 11 63.182 N 132.758 W Sep 16 62.978 N 123.959 W Sep 18 56.394 N 114.258 W Sep 22 54.812 N 112.510 W Sep 24 50.620 N 109.081 W Sep 26 49.176 N 107.475 W Sep 26 42.741 N 100.818 W Sep 28 40.950 N 96.852 W Sep 30 38.294 N 94.753 W Oct 3 36.918 N 94.593 W Oct 5 35.075 N 94.343 W Oct 7 33.649 N 93.026 W Oct 9 26.613 N 95.472 W Oct 11 18.201 N 94.098 W Oct 13 17.001 N 91.439 W Oct 15 14.574 N 88.530 W Oct 17 10.382 N 84.008 W Oct 22 10.389 N 84.298 W Oct 24 10.542 N 84.180 W Oct 26 10.375 N 84.172 W Oct 28 10.284 N 83.979 W Oct 30 10.273 N 84.165 W Nov 20 10.420 N 84.200 W Dec 4 10.451 N 84.170 W Feb 12
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