Bird migration is reaching its maximum point in the US.
The spring bird migration show is in full swing, and you can enter the action
A male curruca from Blackburnian (Stophaga Fusca) Singing a territorial song.
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The spring migration of birds from its southern lands of wintering to its reproduction areas in the north is about to reach a peak. Around the next few weeks, most of the US are aimed at maximum migration, when hundreds of millions of birds can cross the sky in a single night in a mission to claim some real estate, attracting an adequate one adequate. For bird observers, this is the most exciting time of the year.
Why bird migration is interesting
Many of these migratory birds travel fixed distances between their winter and summer houses, taking advantage of seasonal abundances in food and daylight. The Blackpoll Curruca, a singing bird that weighs almost as much as the AAA drums, travels up to 5,000 miles to reach its reproduction areas. The red knot, a robust pastor with a pink orange chest, can travel almost double that distance, sometimes covering more than 600 miles in a single day.
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The birds now look more elegant and bright and bright, dresses to impress in their reproduction plumage. Colorful and bright feathers can indicate good health to possible couples. And Birdsong once fills the air when birds refine and begin to call it to flirt and defend their territories.
How to see the dazzling birds
The birds are everywhere: look for them in their patio, their local park, the cemetery on the road, the parking lot of the grocery store. Leave early if you can; Birds tend to be more active in the morning. To see your beautiful colors, patterns and other details more closely, use binocular. A field guide can help you discover which species is observing – The Sible and Bird Guide It is so special of good and is available as an application. Another guide in the form of application is Merlin Bird ID of the Cornell ornithology laboratory. He has an ingenious characteristic that can help him identify birds for his songs and calls. If you want to participate in a community science project, you can enter your observations in the Cornell Ebird database.
Get more information about birds
Spring is not just a perfect moment for veterans observers of birds to fit an elusive species. The availability of surprising technology means that even a rookie can easily identify and learn about the birds they observe.
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