Bird Migration
Scenes from the video:
What's happening in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge? What about Whooping
Cranes? Laura Jones, USFWS, tell us more, and shows us a film about Aransas.
Learn about the amazing hummingbird migration from Bryan Adams.
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North American Flyways
Black-Throated Blue Warbler (S. Maslowski, USFWS) is a neotropical migratory bird that receives protection from the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act.
Feathers were popular decorations in hats and fans at the turn of the century (National Archives/USFWS).
The avocet is a popular shorebird.
One example from of migrating ducks and geese is the gadwall.
Art © Ram Papish
International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD), held on the second Saturday in
May, was created in 1993 by visionaries at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird
Center and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Now under the direction
of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, IMBD continues to focus attention on one of the most important
and spectacular events in the life of a migratory bird -- its journey between
its summer and winter homes. Today, it is celebrated in Canada, the U.S.,
Mexico and Central America through bird festivals and bird walks, education
programs, and Bird Day!
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