flyway
Bird highway overhead
A flyway is a route regularly used by migrating birds, typically spanning continents and following geographical features like coastlines, rivers, or mountain ranges.
Conservationists identify major flyways—the Atlantic Flyway, the Pacific Flyway—to coordinate protection of habitats along these corridors: The wetland is a critical stopover on the Central Flyway.
Enclosed connecting walkway
- routePath from A to B
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- winteringPassing the cold season
nesting · staging · Atlantic · Pacific · Central · Mississippi · Americas · crossing
Swimming birds collectively
- shorebirdsCoastal avian foragers
- songbirdsPerching birds with musical calls
- raptorsCarnivorous birds of prey
- wadersWaterproof fishing garment
geese · ducks · cranes · warblers · sandpipers · plovers · terns · swans
Scientific study of birds
- birdwatchingObserving wild avians recreationally
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- checklistItemized verification guide
- hotspotArea of notable activity
blind · scope · binoculars · field guide · lifer · twitcher · count · survey
Organism's natural environment
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- refugePlace of safety
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- protectionGuarding against harm
endangered · threatened · preserve · restoration · monitoring · banding · tracking · census
corridor
Enclosed connecting walkway
wintering · nesting · staging · Atlantic · Pacific · Central · Mississippi · Americas · crossing · passage
waterfowl
Swimming birds collectively
- shorebirdsCoastal avian foragers
- songbirdsPerching birds with musical calls
- raptorsCarnivorous birds of prey
waders · geese · ducks · cranes · warblers · sandpipers · plovers · terns · swans · herons
ornithology
Scientific study of birds
- birdwatchingObserving wild avians recreationally
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- checklistItemized verification guide
hotspot · blind · scope · binoculars · field guide · lifer · twitcher · count · survey · rarity
habitat
Organism's natural environment
protection · endangered · threatened · preserve · restoration · monitoring · banding · tracking · census · survey
- Mississippi RiverItasca, levee, riverboats, steamboat, towboats
- migration routesmigration corridor, salmon run
- monarch migrationmonarch, painted lady, red admiral, milkweed, Mexico
- wildlife ecologymigration routes, endemic species, native range, breeding grounds, wintering grounds
- natural corridorwildlife corridor, migration route, game trail, land bridge, wildlife crossing
- hawk watchinghawk watch, red-tailed hawk, kettle, spring migration
flywayland bridge
Terrain joining two continents
overland route · salmon run · migration corridor · wildlife crossing · wildlife corridor