Here’s a list of the top ten longest-distance avian migrants in the world. Have you seen any of these before?
Arctic Tern
Sooty Shearwater
Northern Wheater
Pectoral Sandpiper
Short-tailed Shearwater
Bar-tailed Godwit
Red Knot
Great Snipe
Wandering Albatross
Adelie Penguin
And the top prize for the world’s smallest long-distance migrant goes to…..(drum roll please)
The Rufous Hummingbird!
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My Costa Rica Birding Big (sketching) Day
Identifying Warblers in the Spring