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Neither wind, nor rain, nor dark of night can stop
Bird Migration June 02, 2017 Neither wind
Modern technology is helping unravel the mystery of how migratory birds achieve their amazing flights. Researchers are already finding that many birds fly farther, faster and higher than they thought.
paired with atmospheric data — like temperature, wind
Get answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Neotropical migratory birds.
flight altitude depending on at what height the best wind
Imagine you have been travelling in your car for hours. You are hungry, thirsty, tired, and need to stop soon for a break.
(especially the amount of fat reserves), weather, wind
Alexandra (Allie) Anderson is a wildlife biologist and quantitative ecologist with the Shorebird Science and Conservation Collective. Through the Shorebird Collective, Anderson is aggregating and integrating shorebird tracking datasets from multiple governments, universities and nonprofits to provide quantitative and analytical support that informs on-the-ground shorebird conservation initiatives.
Natural Resources and Forestry examining the effects of wind
Every spring and fall billions of birds fly thousands of miles to reach their breeding and wintering grounds, yet some of the most basic details of these astonishing avian pilgrimages remain murky. In two studies published today in Movement Ecology, Nathan Cooper, research ecologist for the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, and co-authors reveal new information about when migratory songbirds begin their long-distance journeys.
The team then analyzed how favorable wind direction
Spring migration banding at the Clive Runnell’s Mad Island Marsh Preserve.
perhaps our busiest season was over, a strong north wind
This update was written by Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute cheetah biologist Adrienne Crosier and animal keeper intern Shannon Richard.
watched intently as the bubbles were carried off by the wind
In a study published Sept.
In addition, the bigger trees are more exposed to wind
Domesticated Spanish pigs escaped on Ossabaw Island where they went feral and became their own subspecies — smaller than typical pigs and with a unique metabolism.
marshes, freshwater ponds, ancient maritime forest, wind-swept
