Tracking the Migratory Path of Willet

Willets are shorebirds that arrive each spring along the Atlantic Coast and Martha’s Vineyard. Until recently, where they go in the fall and winter has been a mystery. On The Point, Mindy Todd interviews Luanne Johnson and Liz Baldwin, biologists at BioDiveristy Works: they've been on the Vineyard fitting willet with tracking devices to find out where these the birds have been. The information will be used help better protect the species. Also joining the conversation is Joe Smith, ecologist and collaborator on the willet geo-tagging project. He's been working with the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, Biodiversity Research Institute and Biodiversity Works to use migration tracking tags to gain understanding of the willet’s year-round cycle. We also hear from our biologist guests about bats, otter, snakes, and other wildlife in our region, and how these animals are coping with the changes in our wild lands.