Migratory birds

in the Americas

The first wave — make that a ripple — of sandhill cranes arrived in central Nebraska last week to mark the start of one of the greatest wildlife spectacles in the world.

Perhaps not yet on most birders’ maps, Fir Island Farms State Fish and Wildlife Reserve, a unit of Skagit Wildlife Area in northwest Washington State’s Skagit Basin, is one to watch. Its claim to fame is its celebrated winter visitors: tens of thousands of snow geese. Here, these 5- to 6-pound snow-white geese, with recognizable rose-red feet and bills and black-tipped wings, gather en masse, filling the sky and blanketing the fields in living white. The dark grin patch on the bill helps…

These birds are special high-flyers, whether it's for their incredibly long migratory treks or their status as endangered species.

Scientists have developed a forecast model for predicting mass bird migrations, based in part on weather patterns.

8 interesting facts about migratory birds.

Today is World Migratory Bird Day 2023 (El dia internacional de las aves migratorias). Water is fundamental to sustaining life on our planet. Migratory birds rely on water and its associated habitats—lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, swamps, marshes, and coastal wetlands—for breeding, resting and refueling during migration, and wintering. #worldmigratorybirdday #sustainability #earth #ourplanet #biodiversity #biodiversidad

Explore USA Today’s databases to learn which migrants will travel through four BirdCast regions this fall, and when to expect them.

A short but interesting video by NPR explains exactly why migratory birds like the bald ibis, flap their wings in near-perfect synchronicity while flying