Where To See Migration Right Now! Fall is here and that means songbirds are on the move. Heading south for their annual fall migration, millions of songbirds follow ancient routes called migratory flyways. There are four flyways across the United States: the Atlantic, Central, Mississippi and Pacific. No matter where you are in the country, […]
Blog Category: Migration
UPDATE On Piping Plovers and Moonbird
UPDATE On Piping Plovers and Moonbird It isn’t easy being a Piping plover. At a NJ beach where we follow the birds, there were 11 chicks hatched but just 2 that have fledged. Not a great success rate for an endangered species. A major factor is too much human disturbance, including dogs on the beach, […]
Update on Moonbird and Ospreys
UPDATE on Moonbird and Ospreys Great news on a few birds we have been following! That superhero Red knot, B-95 has been seen in NJ and Delaware gorging on horseshoe crab eggs again this season. This marks over 20 years that scientists know he has been making an annual 18,600 mile journey roundtrip. Against all […]
FAMILY PROJECT: Help Long Distance Migrators
Birds that migrate long distances need your help! There are fun and easy things anyone can do and they can make a big difference to wildlife. If you like taking a stand for the right thing – animals like the Red knot and horseshoe crabs need you to stand up for them to keep them from […]