The Mystery of the Migration Route |
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Do birds fly the same route on migration in spring and fall? Would it surprise you that many of them don’t? In fact, scientists are finding out that many birds, especially in spring, follow a path of new plant growth — what is
![]() This “looped migration” offers conservationists the opportunity to fine tune their efforts to benefit birds on migration by building, preserving and reinforcing stop-over habitats where they are needed. The information which went into this study has been made possible by birders like you who post sightings on ebird, which helps create a database of bird sightings over time. See more on this interesting discovery at Cornell Lab of Ornithology. |