I Just Flew In, and Boy Are My Arms Tired

Imagine taking an 7,000 mile flight with no food, no drinks, no seats, no wifi … and no plane. That’s the annual experience of birds who fly nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand. NYT (Gift Article): The Godwit’s Long, Long Nonstop Journey. “Tens of thousands of bar-tailed godwits are taking advantage of favorable winds this month and next for their annual migration from the mud flats and muskeg of southern Alaska, south across the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, to the beaches of New Zealand and eastern Australia. They are making their journey of more than 7,000 miles by flapping night and day, without stopping to eat, drink or rest.” Finally, a migration story that has nothing to do with Ron DeSantis…