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Maps of Where Each Bar-tailed Godwit Has Gone
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Bar-tailed Godwit Individual Flag Code PTT Icon Color Date of Last Update Where Are They Now?
Males Tagged in Broome, Australia
Male Bar-tailed Godwit H8 tagged at Broom, Australia - photo by Jan Van de Kam H8 33086 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit H8 2 September 08 North Migration Route, Latest Status Map
Females Tagged in Broome, Australia
Female Bar-tailed Godwit A3 tagged at Broom, Australia - photo by Jan Van de Kam A3 40157 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit A3 mid-June 08 North Migration Route, Latest Status Map - bird died in Siberia in mid-June
Female Bar-tailed Godwit A7 tagged at Broom, Australia - photo by Jan Van de Kam A7 40155 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit A7 mid-July 08 North Migration Route, Latest Status Map - transmitter off the air mid-July
Female Bar-tailed Godwit A9 tagged at Broom, Australia - photo by Jan Van de Kam A9 33088 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit A9 5 September 08 North Migration Route, Latest Status Map, closeup stopping over in Sulawesi
Female Bar-tailed Godwit C0 tagged at Broom, Australia - photo by Jan Van de Kam C0 7902 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit C0 2 September 08 Migration Route, Latest Status Map
Female Bar-tailed Godwit C2 tagged at Broom, Australia - photo by Jan Van de Kam C2 32961 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit C2 5 September 08 North Migration Route, Latest Status Map
Female Bar-tailed Godwit C3 tagged at Broom, Australia - photo by Jan Van de Kam C3 32965 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit C3 5 September 08 North Migration Route, Latest Status Map
Female Bar-tailed Godwit C4 tagged at Broom, Australia - photo by Jan Van de Kam C4 33091 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit C4 17 Apr 08 Migration Route, transmitter off the air 11 Apr
Female Bar-tailed Godwit C6 tagged at Broom, Australia - photo by Jan Van de Kam C6 32967 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit C6 5 September 08 North Migration Route, Latest Status Map, closeup en route to Roebuck Bay
Female Bar-tailed Godwit C7 tagged at Broom, Australia - photo by Jan Van de Kam C7 32962 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit C7 5 September 08 North Migration Route, Latest Status Map
Female Bar-tailed Godwit H0 tagged at Broom, Australia - photo by Jan Van de Kam H0 32963 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit H0 2 September 08 Migration Route, Latest Status Map
Female Bar-tailed Godwit H2 tagged at Broom, Australia - photo by Jan Van de Kam H2 32920 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit H2 2 September 08 Migration Route, Latest Status Map
Female Bar-tailed Godwit H3 tagged in Broom, Australia - photo by Jan Van de Kam H3 32960 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit H3 5 September 08 North Migration Route, Latest Status Map
Female Bar-tailed Godwit H7 tagged at Broom, Australia - photo by Jan Van de Kam H7 32966 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit H7 mid-June 08 North Migration Route, Latest Status Map - bird died in Siberia in mid-June
Female Bar-tailed Godwit H9 tagged at Broom, Australia - photo by Jan Van de Kam H9 33089 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit H9 5 September 08 North Migration Route, Latest Status Map, closeup approach to Roebuck Bay
Males Tagged in Miranda, New Zealand
Male Bar-tailed Godwit D0 tagged at Miranda, New Zealand - photo by Phil Battley D0 36124 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit D0 29 May 08 Migration Route, Location in Alaska, Latest Status Map
Male Bar-tailed Godwit D7 tagged at Miranda, New Zealand - photo by Phil Battley D7 39591 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit D7 2 September 08 Location in New Zealand, Latest Status Map
Male Bar-tailed Godwit D8 tagged at Miranda, New Zealand - photo by Phil Battley D8 39590 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit D8 29 May 08 Migration Route, Location in Alaska, Latest Status Map
Females Tagged in Miranda, New Zealand
Female Bar-tailed Godwit D2 tagged at Miranda, New Zealand - photo by Phil Battley D2 40015 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit D2 11 Apr 08 Latest Status Map, transmitter off the air 1 Apr
Female Bar-tailed Godwit D3 tagged at Miranda, New Zealand - photo by Phil Battley D3 40156 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit D3 24 Mar 08 Latest Status Map, bird died in late March
Female Bar-tailed Godwit D4 tagged at Miranda, New Zealand - photo by Phil Battley D4 36401 icon for Bar-tailed Godwit D4 22 May 08 Migration Route, Latest Status Map
Female Bar-tailed Godwit D5 tagged at Miranda, New Zealand - photo by Phil Battley D5 36125 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit D5 2 September 08 Location in New Zealand, Latest Status Map
Female Bar-tailed Godwit D6 tagged at Miranda, New Zealand - photo by Phil Battley D6 33092 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit D6 2 September 08 Location in New Zealand, Latest Staus Map
Female Bar-tailed Godwit E9 tagged at Miranda, New Zealand - photo by Phil Battley E9 7874 Icon for Bar-tailed Godwit E9 2 September 08 Location in New Zealand, Latest Status Map
Map Legend
Map Legend B 2 messages only, no accuracy estimation Map Legend 0 >1500 m Map Legend 2 <350 m
Map Legend A 3 Messages only, no accuracy estimation Map Legend 1 <1000 m Map Legend 3 <150 m
Shorebird Abbreviations: BARG = Bar-tailed Godwit, BTCU = Bristle-thighed Curlew, LBCU = Long-billed Curlew

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