Old Geezer. 1950-2022
Bobolink
This North American breeder is an extraordinary migrant, traveling to south of the equator each autumn and making a round-trip of approximately 20,000 kilometers. One male known to be at least 10 years old presumably made this trip annually, a total distance equal to traveling 5 times around the earth at the equator! Results from birds tagged with geolocators show that Bobolinks strain our traditional notion of a stationary non-breeding range, as birds make an extended stopover in Venezuela before proceeding south to Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina.
Bobolink
This North American breeder is an extraordinary migrant, traveling to south of the equator each autumn and making a round-trip of approximately 20,000 kilometers. One male known to be at least 10 years old presumably made this trip annually, a total distance equal to traveling 5 times around the earth at the equator! Results from birds tagged with geolocators show that Bobolinks strain our traditional notion of a stationary non-breeding range, as birds make an extended stopover in Venezuela before proceeding south to Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina.