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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Where Are All the Migratory Birds Going?


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A satellite transmitter fastened to a greater shearwater tells scientists where and how far these seabirds can migrate. Six have been tracked so far during epic, 10,000-mile journeys from North America to Africa, South America, and the middle of the Atlantic.

--Photograph by Robert Ronconi/Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station