After an extended time remaining in a very small area of southern Baffin Island (and raising some deep concern among the team about his welfare), Sparrow King dazzled us all today by suddenly flying SW straight across Hudson Strait. He flew 189 km (117 miles) over the ocean and reached Akpatok Island, a known seabird colony. This is a pretty good jump for the first leg of his migration south and is a great example of why tiercel (male) peregrines just impress us all so much.
Thanks again to Mike McGrady and Keith Bildstein for the two male transmitters.
