Male Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) - Nome, AK
I love these handsome and unique warblers.
Fun Facts:
Blackpoll Warblers hold the record for the longest overwater flight for a songbird. Using a tiny light level geolocator biologists have proven that Blackpoll Warblers fly an average of 2540 km (1800 miles) non-stop over an average of 62 hours, up to 3 days, corresponding to about 41 km/h. They fly ovver the Atlantic Ocean to reach their wintering grounds in Puerto Rico, the Lesser Antilles, and South America.
The birds in Alaska fly the farthest of any of the Blackpoll Warblers to reach their breeding grounds and actually have developed longer wings to help them get to their wintering grounds faster. Check out my new blog at daretobird.blogspot.com
Male Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) - Nome, AK
I love these handsome and unique warblers.
Fun Facts:
Blackpoll Warblers hold the record for the longest overwater flight for a songbird. Using a tiny light level geolocator biologists have proven that Blackpoll Warblers fly an average of 2540 km (1800 miles) non-stop over an average of 62 hours, up to 3 days, corresponding to about 41 km/h. They fly ovver the Atlantic Ocean to reach their wintering grounds in Puerto Rico, the Lesser Antilles, and South America.
The birds in Alaska fly the farthest of any of the Blackpoll Warblers to reach their breeding grounds and actually have developed longer wings to help them get to their wintering grounds faster. Check out my new blog at daretobird.blogspot.com