Well, after spending more than a month away, Ivato has headed back to the island in the Dahlak Archipelago, Eritrea, where we think he breeds. Egg laying should start in about a month, so we expect Ivato to dwell in this area until late October, at least. However, he has surprised us before. 130393 is still moving around northern Ethiopia, where we suspect, and friends from Ethiopia, confirm that locusts and termites are likely abundant. Just to remind you... 130393 is now about 11 months old, and we don't expect it to breed in this year. One of the "mysteries" of sooty falcons (and lots of birds for that matter) is what they do before becoming breeders. Whatever he does, it will be new information.
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| Movements of satellite tracked sooty falcons during 4-24 June. Red = Juvenile (130393) marked in Oman in 2013, Blue = Adult (Ivato) marked in Madagascar in early 2014. |
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