I can sympathise with migrating songbirds on a new level now.
8 PM, April 17th I stepped into my nice, cozy tent. Around this time millions of birds took flight from the Yucatan Peninsula.
6 AM, April 18th I woke up, contemplating a long day of cycling. Those birds had flown all night, now they were contemplating a long day of flying.
7:05 AM, We cycled off, 82 miles of road ahead of us. That’s a long ways. Those birds still had hundreds of miles to go.
Mid Moring, It started to rain. We had a headwind. Luckily for those birds, the rain hugged the coast- so that last difficulty wasn’t a factor- yet.
3:30 PM, The road parelled the sea. We were getting tired. Suddenly I spotted a tiny songbird fluttering across the road. But as we cycled on I noticed more and more. Indigo Buntings, Orchard Orioles, unidentified flashes of yellow...
4:30 PM, We arrived, exhausted at Peveto Woods Sanctuary. We were hungry. Ken and Wendy had a beer. But I was more hungry for birding than for food. I snuck through the woods. Exhausted birds were everywhere, a Blackburnian Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Scarlet Tanagers... they feasted on bugs, and I soaked in the incredible scene.
4 comments:
I just read in the Audubon Spring issue about your traveling adventure. Great story and photos.
I like your blog and website.
Have a great journey and lots of luck raising the money.
Cheers, Stephanie
500! Woohoo! Great job, Malkolm! I knew you could hit the magic number, and with a few more weeks to go! Best of luck with the Texas specialties. I'll be keeping track.
-Matt! Brooks
Tucson
Thanks! We're now in High Island, awaiting the promised migration... We appreciate all your comments! Thanks, Malkolm
Go Malkolm!!
Congratulations to team Bird Year on reaching the fantastic milestone of 500 species. Yukoners are very proud of you. Keep pedaling and eating all the way to your next great bird!
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