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GT Tattlers & G Knots

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Subject: GT Tattlers & G Knots
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Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 09:12:00 +0800
Jill Denning wrote :
> As for the Great Knot, they did surprise me. Furthermore, most,
> if not all, of them were in breeding plumage.
> 
> I also had 54 Bar-tailed Godwit, of which just one was in heavy
> breeding plumage. Just practising?

Jill,

Based on the data from Broome, the Great Knots are probably two or maybe 
three years old.  The Bar-tailed Godwits are three years old or less.  The 
Broome data suggests that Great Knots stay south for two years, and Bar-
tailed Godwits for three years.  It will be interesting to see if they 
stay for the next few months.
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