Elizabetha Crosses the Caribbean to Belize

After spending several days in extreme southern Florida, Elizabetha made the crossing to Cuba on Tuesday. She appears to have roosted in a forested area near the western tip of that country. She had flown 492 km (306 miles) since leaving the Keys.

Yesterday, she continued on the classic ocean crossing route and made it into Central America. The shortest distance between Cuba and the Yucatan at this point is about 194 km (120 miles). She covered 591 km (367 miles) for the day and is seriously migrating now.

Last night, she roosted on a small islet in the Turneffe Island group in Belize. This is very similar to Sparrow King's route and only about 48 km (30 miles) from where we had our last signal from Chamiza last spring.

As Don notes...

" Although not indicated on the map, she probably made landfall near Cancun before proceeding down the southern coastline of the Yucatan Peninsula."

Since we receive only two signals per day from this bird, we can't know her exact route but Don makes a good assumption.