The field season in Chile is over, but I thought I’d provide a few summary statistics and interesting facts that have accrued over the last 9 weeks:
30 unique individual godwits
18 males and 12 females
6 complete breeding pairs
7 individuals banded as a chick the day they hatched
142 species seen by Garrett or me in Los Lagos region
136 species seen on Isla Chiloé
72,196 godwits seen during all our scans
(Many repeat samples - NOT a representation of how many are on the island) *most numerous species
10,315 Whimbrels seen during all our scans
33,000+ Brown-hooded Gulls - second most common species
14 round trip ferry crossings between islands and the mainland
157 Scans for godwits
205.5 Hours scanning
42 Sites visited for godwits
Rose’s lifers: 30
Garrett’s lifers: 8
~7,550 Km driven
~520 miles per week
For scale, distance between Ancud and Quellón: 168 km
45.3 kg of luggage