Since the February SuperSpark and Science Around You postings deal with aspects of bird behavior, this month’s Tweets will all focus on birds. I’m being helped in this endeavor by my son, who knows a lot more about birds than I do. Here’s today’s tweet:
About 1800 bird species migrate long distances each year. Arctic Terns fly for 3 months over the ocean, 14,000 miles, from the UK to Australia.
Want more information? Check out these 3 links:
http://www.arctictern.info/
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/pole-to-pole-the-extraordinary-migration-of-the-arctic-tern-1864824.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8451908.stm
