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    This document discusses bird migration patterns. It provides examples of several bird species that undertake long distance migrations, traveling from breeding grounds in northern countries like Canada and the U.S. to wintering grounds in Central and South America. These include the ruby-throated hummingbird, sandhill crane, geese, ducks, swans and orioles. Some birds like the arctic tern migrate between the Arctic and Antarctic each year, while others like robins migrate within countries to follow food sources. The longest recorded migration is by the arctic tern, which travels over 44,000 miles between poles each year.

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    This document discusses bird migration patterns. It provides examples of several bird species that undertake long distance migrations, traveling from breeding grounds in northern countries like Canada and the U.S. to wintering grounds in Central and South America. These include the ruby-throated hummingbird, sandhill crane, geese, ducks, swans and orioles. Some birds like the arctic tern migrate between the Arctic and Antarctic each year, while others like robins migrate within countries to follow food sources. The longest recorded migration is by the arctic tern, which travels over 44,000 miles between poles each year.

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    Bird Migration Freebie Final 1

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    This document discusses bird migration patterns. It provides examples of several bird species that undertake long distance migrations, traveling from breeding grounds in northern countries like Canada and the U.S. to wintering grounds in Central and South America. These include the ruby-throated hummingbird, sandhill crane, geese, ducks, swans and orioles. Some birds like the arctic tern migrate between the Arctic and Antarctic each year, while others like robins migrate within countries to follow food sources. The longest recorded migration is by the arctic tern, which travels over 44,000 miles between poles each year.

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    GREAT MIGRATORS

    Canada Goose
    The Canada goose is native
    to arctic regions of North
    America and travels south
    during the winter months.

    Arctic
    Tern
    Arctic terns travel from
    pole to pole - from their
    Arctic breeding grounds in
    the winter to Antarctica
    in the summer.

    Robin
    Robins migrate in
    search of food during
    the winter and return
    for nesting in the spring.

    Ruby-Throated
    Hummingbird
    The tiny ruby-throated
    hummingbird can fly
    up to 500 miles south in
    a single day.
    Sandhill Crane
    Each year, 80 percent of
    Oriole the world’s cranes gather
    Orioles spend their winters in Nebraska on their way
    in Mexico and South and to their nesting grounds.
    Central America.
    44,000 miles
    This is the record-breaking distance
    traveled by the arctic tern, and the longest
    known migration in the animal kingdom. There are
    many bird species with impressive migrations - moving from
    top to bottom of the earth, and east to west. Some scientists think
    migratory birds have an innate mechanism that tells them
    when to migrate, but others believe it is caused by
    the temperature and the amount of daylight.
    Either way, migration is one of the many
    wonders of the animal kingdom.

    4 Types of Bird Migration


    Long Distance Migrants
    1 Typically travel from breeding grounds in the U.S.
    and Canada to wintering grounds in South and
    Central America.
    {Ruby-throated hummingbirds, sandhill cranes,
    geese, ducks, swans, orioles, swallows, arctic terns}

    Irregular/Nomadic Migrants
    Only travel in search of food. Once they find a 2
    consistent food source, they become residents.
    {Robins, blue jays, nutcrackers}

    3 Short Distance Migrants


    Travel several hundred miles or move up and down
    in elevation.
    {Sparrows, waxwings}

    Residents
    Stay year round, even during the winter. 4
    {Woodpeckers, chickadees, cardinals, doves,
    finches, mockingbirds, wrens, flickers}
    Arctic Tern American Robin
    Arctic terns travel from pole to Robins migrate in search of food
    pole - from their Arctic breed
    breeding during the winter and return for
    grounds in the winter to Antarc- nesting in the spring.
    tica in the summer.

    Ruby-Throated
    Oriole Hummingbird
    Orioles spend their winters The tiny ruby-throated
    in Mexico and South/ hummingbird can fly up to 500
    Central America. miles south in a single day.
    Canada Goose Sandhill Crane
    The Canada goose is native to arctic Each year, 80 percent of the world’s
    regions of North America and travels cranes gather in Nebraska on their
    south during the winter months. way to their nesting grounds.

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