spring migration
Birds heading north
Spring migration is the seasonal movement of animals—especially birds—from warmer wintering grounds to breeding territories as temperatures rise.
The phenomenon draws birdwatchers to coastal areas and migration corridors each year: We saw dozens of warblers during spring migration.
The return journey is fall or autumn migration.
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- bird watchingObserving wild avians recreationally
- flywayEstablished bird migration path
- flight pathPlanned aerial trajectory
- geesePlural of goose
flocks · flock together · north · breeding · nesting · waterfowl · songbirds · warblers · swallows · heading north · journey · rest stop · instinct · wetlands · stopover · sanctuary · V-formation · honking
- SpringApril, May, cherry blossoms, tulips, daffodils
- migrationimmigrants, refugees, emigrant, refugee, asylum seekers
- spring awakeningfirst bloom, leaf out, green up, greening, emergence
- wildlife cyclesmating season, breeding season, rutting season, spawning season, nesting season
- hawk watchinghawk watch, red-tailed hawk, kettle, flyway
spring migrationnon-migratory
Not seasonally relocating
overwintering · permanent residence · staying put · wintering grounds · breeding grounds
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