Island Girl Takes the High Andes Route

Well, Island Girl has turned out to be a high mountain migrant falcon. She veered upwards in elevation two days ago as she hit Peru and on Tuesday continued into the very heart of the Andes Mountain chain on her tenth day of migration.

She flew 358 km (223 miles) past Arequipa and the Colca Canyon and continued NW right along the spine of the mountains.

Island Girl roosted on a clifftop at 14,220 feet overlooking a massive river canyon, the Rio Ocona.