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Miles Today! (+58
Miles) Subtract another 58 miles of the journey south! Off they went to Chilton County, Alabama, but not without some drama. It took a few takeoffs and landings! Joe tells the story shortly after finally landing in Chilton County, Alabama: "Once, one of the birds was acting strangely by shaking his head in flight, pulling his neck up, and tumbling. The birds seemed confused today and reluctant to go. It seemed they'd rather just hang around and it took them a little while to realize they were going again! The air finally got smoother at 2000 feet. We thought about skipping a stop again today, but it would have meant a total of 3 hours and 30 minutes: too long." (See Migration History, below, to learn when they reached this stop the past two years.) In other great news, ICF tracker Eva took a tracking flight yesterday and emailed us: "I found #19-10 today! He is with adult pair #211 and #30-08 in Vermillion County, Indiana. Hooray! Now all the 2010 DAR birds are for sure known to be with adults." Why is this such terrific news? (Click his bio page to find out.)
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