[Birdnet] Crumbstones

[Bridget_Olson at fws.gov]

Too cute a story to not pass on, read below.....

Bridget Olson
Wildlife Biologist
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
2155 West Forest St.
Brigham City, UT  84302
Phone: 435/734-6433




       The Times of London, January 05, 2007

            Fly three miles? I'll go by boat, thanks
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            A pair of turnstones, birds that fly thousands of miles across
            oceans, are taking the ferry to save themselves a three-mile
            commute. They catch the 8.30 AM boat from Falmouth to St Mawes,
            where they are served a breakfast of breadcrumbs by the
            skipper. They land after 20 minutes then spend the day feeding,
            before catching the 4.15 PM back across the River Fal. The
            birds, known as Fred and Freda, have been hitching rides on the
            Cornish ferry every winter for the past six years. So fond are
            they of the skipper, John Brown, that if he is captaining
            another boat they will often fly off to find him. Mr Brown
            said: "They normally board the ferry as it berths alongside the
            pier. We always make sure that our passengers know about Fred
            and Freda 'some look as though they don’t quite believe us.'"
            Turnstones are found on coastlines across the world. Those in
            Britain migrate each spring to Scandanavia, Greenland or Canada
            to breed.
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