Tag Archive: bird migration (24)

How to Keep Birds Safe During Fall Migration

MBM Blogs

August 22, 2023
Migration is a harrowing time for birds. In the fall and spring, billions of birds embark on journeys between their summer breeding areas and wintering grounds. During these journeys – which can be thousands of miles long – birds encounter numerous hazards, and the overall bird mortality rate increase. Autumn... Read More

Four Ways to Keep Birds Safe During Fall Migration

WGC Blogs

August 22, 2023
Migration is a harrowing time for birds. In the fall and spring, billions of birds embark on journeys between their summer breeding areas and wintering grounds. During these journeys – which can be thousands of miles long – birds encounter numerous hazards, and the overall bird mortality rate increase. Autumn... Read More

Keeping Birds Safe During Fall Migration

WGC Indy Blogs

August 22, 2023
Migration is a harrowing time for birds. In the fall and spring, billions of birds embark on journeys between their summer breeding areas and wintering grounds. During these journeys – which can be thousands of miles long – birds encounter numerous hazards, and the overall bird mortality rate increase. Autumn... Read More

How Does Weather Affect Bird Migration?

WGC Blogs

September 20, 2022
Birds are incredibly tough and versatile creatures. Their ability to fly thousands of miles in a few short weeks is nothing less than incredible. The flight paths and migration patterns of birds not only impact the ecosystems of the environments they inhabit, but it also impacts their interaction within urban... Read More

How Weather Can Affect Bird Migration

WGC Indy Blogs

September 20, 2022
Birds are incredibly tough and versatile creatures. Their ability to fly thousands of miles in a few short weeks is nothing less than incredible. The flight paths and migration patterns of birds not only impact the ecosystems of the environments they inhabit, but it also impacts their interaction within urban... Read More

Bird Migration: How Does Weather Affect It?

MBM Blogs

September 20, 2022
Birds are incredibly tough and versatile creatures. Their ability to fly thousands of miles in a few short weeks is nothing less than incredible. The flight paths and migration patterns of birds not only impact the ecosystems of the environments they inhabit, but it also impacts their interaction within urban... Read More

The Decoy Effect: How Geese Flocks Expand During Migration Season

MBM Blogs

October 27, 2021
Geese are highly social birds, especially during migration. They depend on each other to keep an eye out for predators and to let each other know when danger has been spotted. This behavior is something that hunters have been exploiting for centuries by placing decoys in the hunting zone to... Read More

Why Geese Flocks Grow During Migration Season: The Decoy Effect

WGC Indy Blogs

October 27, 2021
Geese are highly social birds, especially during migration. They depend on each other to keep an eye out for predators and to let each other know when danger has been spotted. This behavior is something that hunters have been exploiting for centuries by placing decoys in the hunting zone to... Read More

What You Need To Know About Fall Songbird Migration and Window Collisions

MBM Blogs

September 14, 2021
September 5th, 2021. Death toll at one building. Window collisions are the second leading cause of human-driven bird deaths (behind domestic cats) with up to one billion birds dying from the glass obstacles in their paths every year. While window collisions occur year-round, the majority happen during migration: when birds... Read More