Harper
Wows Us Again!
Harper,
an adult female great blue heron outfitted with a
solar-powered GPS unit, has just flown nonstop for
68 hours on her southward migration! She spent the
summer in New Brunswick, Canada, and the
post-breeding season on Chaleur Bay on the border
of QC and NB. At around 7pm on October 8th she
left this rich feeding area and flew continuously
crossing over Nova Scotia and then out over open
ocean. She came within 165 miles of Bermuda but
turned westward toward the US mainland. At 3:15pm
on October 11th, she finally made landfall on the
southern tip of Cumberland Island on the Georgia
coast. She has since gradually made her way to the
Everglades in Florida. Last year she impressed the
world by flying nonstop over open ocean for 38
hours. She nearly doubled that duration this year!
We will be watching to see if she