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"A true story of godwit migration and misadventure"--Cover.0x0D0x0A"This is the true story of two bar-tailed godwits, a male named E3 and a female named E7. In 2007 they were among 16 birds tagged with satellite transmitters by scientists who wanted to know where they flew when they left New Zealand in autumn each year." -- Back cover.0x0D0x0AIncludes index.0x0D0x0AEvery year in March thousands of godwits leave New Zealand and fly almost 17,000 kilometres to Alaska, where they mate and raise new godwits, and then turn around and fly all the way back to New Zealand. This is the story of two godwits whose flight in 2007 was tracked using transmitters. Millions of people watched their progress on the internet. A male bird named E3 mysteriously turned back when he reached Papua New Guinea and then he ceased to transmit altogether. What had happened to him? A female named E7, however, showed that godwits can fly from Alaska to New Zealand - right across the Pacific - a distance of 11,200 non-stop kilometres. Packed with wonderful photos, fascinating information about godwits and other wading birds.