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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Assamo... an update...finally

Last post to this blog was in 2014!  However, Assamo has been transmitting intermittently since then. 

Below is a map of its movements during the time it has been tracked.  It has turned out that Assamo is, indeed, a resident (not migratory) Djiboutian.  The most recent locations are from June 2018, and were from near Obock.  That means Assamo has been being tracked for over 5.5 years, and he is at least about 10 yrs old.

The reason this tag is not transmitting regularly is not known, but may be because the long feathers on Assamo's neck are partially covering the solar panels at time.  No matter... it is good that some data are coming in, and that the bird appears to be alive.

Movements of a Egyptian vulture tracked in Djibouti during 2013-2018.  Green lines are roads and dark grey lines are high voltage powerlines.  Many locations are along roads and powerlines, where birds perch.

Locations from June 2018 near the town of Obock, Djibouti.

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