2015 animal migration tracks

These animal migration paths are archived from 2015 bird migrations. To see our current real-time data, visit our live tracking page.

Black-bellied Plovers View full screen

Team: Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center; Lee Tibbitts and Dan Ruthrauff, USGS Alaska Science Center
Tags: 5g Solar-powered Satellite Transmitters, Microwave Telemetry. Duty cycle: 8 hours on, 48 hours off.
Funding: This work was made possible by ConocoPhillips Global Signature Programs.

For more information, read our blogs from the expedition.

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Broad-winged Hawks View full screen

Team: Erin Bayne and Jesse Watson, University of Alberta; Peter Marra, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
Tags: 9.5g Solar-powered Satellite Transmitters, Microwave Telemetry. Duty cycle: 6 hours on, 24 hours off.
Funding: This work was made possible by ConocoPhillips Global Signature Programs and NSERC.

For more information, read our blogs from the expedition.

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Long-billed Curlews View full screen

Team: Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Peter Marra, Amy Scarpignato, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center; David Newstead, Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, Coastal Bird Program
Tags: 9.5g Solar-powered Satellite Transmitters, Microwave Telemetry. Duty cycle: 8 hours on, 48 hours off.
Funding: This work was made possible by ConocoPhillips Global Signature Programs.

For more information, read our blogs from the expedition.

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Pacific Loons View full screen

Team: Joel Schumtz, Brian Uher-Koch, Dan Mulcahy, USGS Alaska Science Center; Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
Tags: 45g Argos Implantable Avian Transmitters 2645 (Hermetic), Telonics. Duty cycle: 3 hours on, 3 days off.
Funding: This work was made possible by ConocoPhillips Global Signature Programs.

For more information, read our blogs from the expedition.

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