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  2. Bird migration - Wikipedia

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    A common pattern in North America is clockwise migration, where birds flying North tend to be further West, and flying South tend to shift Eastwards. Many, if not most, birds migrate in flocks. For larger birds, flying in flocks reduces the energy cost. Geese in a V formation may conserve 12–20% of the energy they would need to fly alone.

  3. When do Hummingbirds leave? As migration starts, how to spot ...

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    When migration season begins, Ruby-throated hummingbirds are still abundant throughout the eastern half of the U.S., according to the Audubon Society's online bird migration explorer tool. "By ...

  4. Animal migration - Wikipedia

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    This type of migration is advantageous in birds that, during the winter, remain close to the equator, and also allows the monitoring of the auditory and spatial memory of the bird's brain to remember an optimal site of migration. These birds also have timing mechanisms that provide them with the distance to their destination. [10]

  5. Do Hummingbirds Migrate? Where Do They Go In the Winter? - AOL

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    Got hummingbirds in your yard? Learn everything you wanted to know about how they survive and where they go when the weather turns cold.

  6. Animal migration tracking - Wikipedia

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    Animal migration tracking is used in wildlife biology, conservation biology, ecology, and wildlife management to study animals' behavior in the wild. One of the first techniques was bird banding, placing passive ID tags on birds legs, to identify the bird in a

  7. Why are some birds returning to Wisconsin so early? Here's ...

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    Birds returning early are mostly species that migrate relatively short distances, or just far enough to escape the worst of winter. They are able to respond to warm, snowless conditions and make a ...

  8. Animal navigation - Wikipedia

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    Birds such as the Arctic tern, insects such as the monarch butterfly and fish such as the salmon regularly migrate thousands of miles to and from their breeding grounds, [1] and many other species navigate effectively over shorter distances.

  9. Climate change leaves some migrating birds 'out of sync' and ...

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    The study found a mismatch between earlier spring green up and the timing of migration for some long-distance travelers, leaving birds such as the black-throated blue, “out of sync."

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