Natural History Wanderings

The New York Times reported

Scientists say they have observed one of the highest-altitude acts of bird predation ever recorded.

But then a closer look at the data revealed something curious — whatever happened to the plover, the tracker’s GPS revealed that it happened at 9,455 feet above the ground. Starting from approximate sea level, that’s much higher than the altitude birds of prey are known to hunt at.

Read more at A Feathered Murder Mystery at 10,000 Feet