Ada
Deceased: Eaten by a predator, July 2013
Alpha Flag Code:
AM
Capture date:
5-9-13
Sex:
Female
Location:
The Long-billed Curlew Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) between Middleton and Emmett Idaho.
Namesake:
Ada County, Idaho, near her summer home on the ACEC. Ada’s name was chosen by IBO’s Facebook fans.
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Ada was the 3rd Curlew captured for our study. She and her mate, Emmett, successfully hatched 4 chicks on June 5th, 2013! Ada became famous when a crew from the Idaho Statesman came out to watch her receive a transmitter! Ada was killed and eaten while on her wintering grounds in California, most likely by a Prairie Falcon. Read the story about Ada’s loss.