A Little Bird’s Big Sisters
<p>Back before technology changed how we study animal movements, we could only guess the specifics of bird migration routes, how different populations separate during their migrations, or how they stay together. For a long time, this guessing game characterized scientists’ understanding of Dunlin (<em>Calidris alpina</em>), a small, plump, relatively long-billed shorebird species that breeds throughout the circumpolar arctic and northern temperate regions.</p>
<p>For centuries, this species has called Alaska home, breeding in the summer and staging in the fall, before leaving the state for their wintering grounds.</p>
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