Migration Marathons Huge Challenge for Birds. Marcia Davis.
by Davis, Marcia; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 24Science. Publisher: Knoxville News-Sentinel, 2004ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Birds -- Migration | Hummingbirds | HurricanesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "An estimated 5 billion North American birds migrate south each fall. The perils of long migration flights to wintering grounds and back are so great that only about half of the North American birds migrating to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America will make it back next spring to nest." (KNOXVILLE NEWS-SENTINEL) This article examines the problems faced by birds during migration.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Migration Marathons Huge Challenge for Birds, Oct. 1, 2004; pp. E2.
"An estimated 5 billion North American birds migrate south each fall. The perils of long migration flights to wintering grounds and back are so great that only about half of the North American birds migrating to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America will make it back next spring to nest." (KNOXVILLE NEWS-SENTINEL) This article examines the problems faced by birds during migration.
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