Cuckoo Bird Migration Stuns Scientists; Daycares Face Reopening Challenges

Cuckoo Bird Migration Stuns Scientists; Daycares Face Reopening Challenges

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Scientists have logged one of the longest animal migrations ever recorded. British ornithologists tracked cuckoo birds on a migration more than 7,500 miles, spanning southern Africa and East Asia. Chris Hewson, a senior research ecologist at the British Trust for Ornithology. Also, Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd is like a lot of other parents around the country, wondering when it’s safe to send his daughter back to daycare. Meanwhile, childcare centers will reopen to a world of new restrictions that will affect their economic viability.