Yet for all the strength and tenacity of migrant birds, the phenomenon of migration is increasingly fragile on this ever-more altered planet. A World on the Wing, the newest book from acclaimed nature writer Scott Weidensaul, is at once a celebration of global bird migration, an exploration of our rapidly evolving understanding of the science that underpins it, and a cautionary tale of the challenges humans have placed in the way of migrating birds. It conveys both the wonder of bird migration and its global sweep, from the mudflats of the Yellow Sea in China to the wilderness of central Alaska, the remote mountains of northeastern India to the dusty hills of southern Cyprus.
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Only a few phenomena in the living world occur as predictably with regard to both time of day and time of year as the migrations of birds. Humans living along the major migratory pathways have exploited for ages the opportunity of enriching their diet with valuable animal protein provided by migrant birds. Because the times of passage are exactly known, preparations for hunting can be made well in advance. The daily timing of migrations, e.g., during the warm midday hours in raptors or at night in many songbirds or waders, is conspicuous and common knowledge to many people. The annual migration times are even more obvious. For the agricultural society of the Kelabits on the highlands of Borneo, the times of passage of certain key migrants provide a calendar that helps people plant crops at the appropriate times: when the first yellow wagtails (Motacilla flava) arrive in September, farmers begin to prepare the fields so that the rice can be planted in the months of the brown shrike (Lanius cristatus), October/November, and of the Japanese sparrow hawk (Accipiter gullaris), November/December (Smythies 1960). Thus, migrants provide important cues about time of year in a region in which reliable seasonal information is scarce. In Europe, the arrivals of popular birds in spring are highly emotional events celebrated in numerous poems and folk songs.
Ovenbirds are long distance migrants and head south in fall to spend the winter in Mexico, Central America, Florida and the Caribbean. They are most commonly seen in the Bahamas and Greater Antilles, from August through to May. They also winter in the Virgin and Cayman Islands, and can sometimes be seen in the Lesser Antilles. Our winter visitors will be birds that nested on the Eastern Side of the Appalachian mountains.
FOR KIDS: We have met many migratory birds during this series. Download this poster showing some of them! On the poster you can see some routes of the amazing migratory journeys that these birds make- twice every year! The poster is also available to download here in French. There are also version in Spanish for Cuba Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
American Redstarts breed across northern parts of the US and Canada. They are long distance migrants, flying south to winter in Mexico, Central America, northern South America, and throughout the Caribbean. The birds that winter here are most likely to have come from breeding areas in eastern North American. They start arriving in late August and stay until early May.
The Northern Waterthrush is sparsely distributed across a vast breeding range from Alaska eastward across Canada, with some birds breeding in the northern US. They are long-distance migrants and travel to the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America in fall. In winter, Northern Waterthrushes can be found throughout the Caribbean. Some birds will stay for the whole winter, but many more will pass through the islands for wintering grounds further south.
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks breed in deciduous woods across most of Canada and North Eastern parts of the US. This species is a long-distance migrant, travelling south in the fall to spend the winter in Central America, northern South America, and the Caribbean. They often migrate in small groups, sometimes joining other types of birds like tanagers and thrushes.
The medium-sized Barn Swallow gets its name from its nesting habits. Although they originally used caves, they have shifted to nesting mostly in barns and other human-made structures. Groups of swallows will all use the same building. Birds build mud nests attached to walls. This strong connection with humans has made it one of the most familiar and well-studied swallows. Barn Swallows have glossy steel-blue upperparts and crown, chestnut to white underparts, and a chestnut forehead and throat. The long tail is deeply forked with white spots. Males and females have similar plumage, but females and immature birds are duller and have shorter tail streamers. They often line up in large flocks on overhead wires with their long forked tails sticking out. Barn Swallows have the widest distribution of any swallow in the world. They are long-distance migrants, traveling in huge flocks and covering up to 11,000 km (6,800 mi) on migration. In the Americas, they breed in North America and spend the winter in Central and South America. Some birds pass through the Caribbean on fall and spring migration. Thus, you are most likely to spot them here during migration, but a few birds overwinter. Like many swifts and swallows, these striking birds are masters of flight! The swoop and turn, flying fast over wetlands and fields, catching mosquitoes and other tiny flying insects. This flight pattern can make them difficult to identify, especially since they are often seen in mixed-species flocks with other swallows during migration. Just keep an eye out for that deep fork in the tail! Learn more about this species, including its range, photos, and calls here.
Much work still remains ahead. New communities must sign on to become stewards of this vulnerable migrant flock, as the birds shift their routes due to a degradation of their roosting habitats. An eco-tourism based on trusteeship, not extraction, will have to be nurtured. The government could finish tarring half-done roads so that the journey can itself feel like the destination for tourists and birders, across the lovely landscapes of north-east India.
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