Belle - The fifth migration, 2015-2016
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This is the track for Belle's fifth migration to Brazil, down in 2015 and his return in 2016.
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Move the gray rectangular slider at the bottom of the interactive map to animate Belle's movements.You can zoom in and out and move the map around. Hover the cursor over "Satellite" in the upper left and click the box for "Labels." Notes: As you move the time slider at the bottom of the map, you cam click on the green dot for location details.
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Details:
Belle began his fifth migration on 15 September and arrived in southern Brazil 33 days later, on the 17 October.
After his normal stay-at-home winter he headed north on 3 March, his earliest departure yet. He got home to the Cape and Islands 27 days later on 29 March. This was the first time he arrived before April.
Some time during April, ace Osprey photographer Craig Gibson got this shot of a bird with a transmitter in Falmouth, Mass, where Belle spends a lot of time each summer. While it's not visible in this shot, but transmitter antenna is clearly visible in another shot--one that's not as good of the bird, so I didn't include it.
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