Feb 12, 2009

Speedy Birds

That little purple Martin you spot in your Huntsville backyard might have been on The Alabama Gulf Coast the day before. So says an AP story about a discovery that song birds fly as far as 300 miles a day...much faster than the previous 90 mile estimate. Read the story to discover how the researchers tracked the birds, and why the story is significant.
When I worked at WJLK Radio in Asbury Park, NJ about 1974, there was a daily call-in program for birdwatchers! One day the host was ill and I was the only announcer type around...my first radio-talk show hosting experience.

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