“Perhaps these myths arose because the truth is even harder to believe. How could anyone imagine small birds flying 15,000 kilometres?”

Shorebird Recovery Project Director Charles Duncan co-authored an article on shorebird conservation late last year for BirdWatch Canada, the publication of Bird Studies Canada-Edutes d’Oiseaux Canada. He worked with Pete Davidson on the article, which was adapted from an earlier piece written for Aves Argentinas. Read Shorebirds Across the Americas.