Island Girl Following the Crest of the Andes

Island Girl is still moving NW and following the central line of the Andes Mountains. She remained high in elevation yesterday and flew 289 km (185 miles) across the altiplano.

Don McCall suggests that we change her name to "Mountain Girl".

She roosted on the south side of a mountain at 15, 481 feet, the third highest elevation recorded for a roosting peregrine to our knowledge and very near to the actual crest of the mountains.

After Linda roosted that high in 2007, she headed west down to the ocean the very next day but Island Girl is remaining at high elevation.

Her roost site was located 44 km (27 miles) NW of Lago Junin, one of the largest lakes in the Andes and a location loaded with prey, including ducks and shorebirds.

She is nearing Huascaran National Park and the highest peaks in Peru. It will be interesting to see how she reacts to them.