B95 (Photo by Christophe Buidin)
B95 continues his miraculous journey! The rufa red knot, nicknamed Moonbird, was spotted in Mingan archipelago at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River in northern Quebec by Yann Rochepault on August 2nd, 2013. Mingan is a stop-over spot on the red knots’ flight from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego.
“This means he made it through another breeding season in the Arctic, and, given the date, it means he’s probably a dad once again,” said Moonbird’s biographer, Phillip Hoose, “Now those are genes worth having!” Read more ay Philly.com.
I’m confused, the story listed the B95 was spotted on August 2, 2013 but the posted date on the top left is 5/08/13?? Was B95 spotted heading back south on 8-2-13?
Good catch, Sam! Our date listing was in the European fashion so 5/8 was actually 8/5. We are now on America date configurations to save further B95 spotting confusion!