Tracking Bailey
"Bailey" is an adult female Long-billed Curlew that was outfitted with a satellite transmitter in western Nebraska on 19 May 2009.
UPDATE: 1 July
Bailey moved about 60 miles south since the last update and appears to be settling down. We are wondering how she did during Hurricane Alex? No Hurricanes reported in the Nebraska Sandhills.
UPDATE: 19 June
Bailey has crossed over the border and now is in Tamaulipas in northeast Mexico. Bailey is just north of where she spent last winter, thus her fall migration may be winding down. Has she stopped or will she keep going? Will she return to the same wintering site as last year? Check back for the answers.
UPDATE: 17 June
Data continues to be a bit spotty, but it is likely a consequence of Bailey's non-stop or nearly non-stop flying. The constant movement may make it difficult for the transmitter to transmit data to the polar-orbiting satellites. Nonetheless, Bailey has made it to the Gulf Coast and is less than 40 miles from Mexico. If we do the math, Bailey has traveled about 1,100 miles over the past five days. Amazing! Does she cross the Rio Grande or, first, relax on the south Texas coast? Check back to find out.
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A closer look at her lastest data point along the south Texas Gulf Coast.
UPDATE: 16 June
The data has been a little "fuzzy" over the last day or so, but it is clear Bailey has moved deeper into Texas. Our last data point put her west of Ft. Worth near the Palo Pinto - Parker County line. Will she be on the Gulf by the end of the week? Check back for the answer.
A closer look at her last data point.
UPDATE: 14 June
Bailey has crossed the border and our last data point puts her in the playa country of the Texas Panhandle. She is approximately 10 miles south of Pampa, Gray County. Is she stopping for now or does she keep going? Check back for the answer.
A closer look of her location in Gray County, Texas.
UPDATE: 13 June
After about 64 days in the Nebraska Sandhills, Bailey has already commenced her "fall" migration. We were unable to re-sight Bailey over the summer. Data from the satellite transmitter indicated she moved relatively little since she arrived in Nebraska back in April, remaining about 11 miles northeast of her 2009 nest location (see below). Bailey has traveled about 360 miles in the last 24 hours. Our latest data puts her in Beaver County, Oklahoma, approximately 3 miles southeast of the city of Beaver. Will she spend some time enjoying the Sooner countryside? Or has she already crossed into the Texas panhandle? Check back soon for the answer.
Beaver, Oklahoma, official city website describes the town as "no man's land, everyone's town". Does this include curlews?
UPDATE: 18 April
Bailey has apparently settled in approximately 11 miles northeast of her 2009 Nest location. She has stayed in this area since she arrived in Garden County.
UPDATE: 10 April
Bailey wasted no time migrating. Her last data point puts her back in Garden County, Nebraska!!!! It appears that Bailey migrated approximately 1200 miles in a 2-3 day period. The short time span suggests that she may have traveled non-stop. She may have also been helped by strong south winds. Any way you slice it, AMAZING!!!!
UPDATE: 8 April
Bailey commenced migration and appears to be following the same path she followed last fall (reversed, of course). Updates will follow once we get more information. Stay Tuned!!
UPDATE: 2 December
We continue to receive data from Bailey, but she has largely remained in place in northeastern Tamaulipas. See where she's been and where she is now, below.
Bailey's wintering location is depicted below. 
Bailey's precise locations are shown below.
UPDATE: 7 September
UPDATE: 31 July
Bailey has moved around a bit more than Sandy. This includes a relatively big move up the coast on 30 July. Below are all of Bailey's locations since she landed in Tamaulipas on 27 June. 
UPDATE: 19 July
Bailey appears to have settled on the one large inland lagoon that she frequented last week. She has been moving around this wetland quite a bit, but all here locations are within 6 miles of each other.
UPDATE: 12 July
Bailey's fall migration has also apparently concluded. She has remained in the same general area in northeastern Tamaulipas for about two weeks now. Bailey (red pins) is about 70 miles north of Sandy (yellow pins) and both birds are using similar sites.
A closer look (below) at Bailey's recent locations.
An even closer look (below) at the wetland Bailey seems particulary fond of during her time in Mexico.
UPDATE: 2 July
Bailey has continued to enjoy extreme northeastern Mexico the past few days. Has Bailey's migration come to and end?
UPDATE: 27 June
Bailey has crossed the Rio Grande and our latest information puts her in extreme northeastern Tamaulipas, Mexico. How far south will she go?
UPDATE: 26 June
Bailey's last location puts her in Cameron County, Texas, about 12 miles east northeast of Brownsville and within 5 miles of Mexico. Will she go "international" in the next day or so? Come back soon to find out the answer.
A closer view of her most recent data point.
UPDATE: 25 June
Bailey's last report puts her in Kleberg County, Texas, south of Corpus Christi. If we do the math, she traveled about 390 miles over a 33 hour period. Is she due for a long rest on the Gulf Coast shoreline? Stay tuned!
A closer view of her most recent data points.
UPDATE: 24 June
Bailey has moved deeper into Texas over the past 24 hours. Our latest information puts her in Wise County, just north of Fort Worth. Will she continue her southern streak in the coming days?
UPDATE: 23 June
After stopping for a day or so in Grant County, Oklahoma, Bailey is now headed due south and our latest information tentatively puts her at Lake Nocona, Texas. Will she enjoy the shoreline of this Red River valley reservoir or will she continue working south? Check back soon to find out.
UPDATE: 19 June
Bailey is now migrating and within the past 24 hrs made it into Kansas. Will she stop in the sunflower state for a few days or keep heading south?
Initial Location
"Bailey's" initial general location, where she nested, in Garden County, Nebraska. 
Earlier Movements & Locations
During the breeding season Bailey remained in the area where her nest was discovered and where she was captured. 