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Fall brings football and the World Series. Pumpkin patches. Crisp fresh air. Brilliantly colored leaves are impressive. Yard and garden clean up. But I think, migrating birds are Autumn’s real signature event. Don’t you? Think about it for a moment. You may have to travel to find autumn foliage, a pumpkin patch or a football game.

But I’m sure you can find a spot to observe migrating birds near where you live, if not right in your backyard. Every autumn, more than 5 BILLION birds migrate across North America, crossing the U.S. and Canada at rates of tens of millions a day. Now those are some serious numbers. So, lets get on with the migration talk and experience. It’s late September/early October…Do you know where your birds are?

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People have been fascinated with this annual migration of birds for thousands of years. The great Aristotle wrote about the wintering habits of birds 3,000 years ago. He noticed that some birds traveled to warmer places to spend the winter. He also mistakenly believed that some birds like swallows hibernated to survive the harsh winter weather. This theory persisted for 2,000 years! As you know, not all of your birds migrate. Some birds stay where they are. Scrub jays, Northern cardinals and Chickadees are an example of local and native birds that stay year round. Some birds have irruption years where they show in great numbers. Last year was an irruption year for Common redpolls and Red breasted nuthatches.

Birds that traveled several hundred miles to find a source of food. These birds were popping up in many regions where they normally aren’t seen. Not true migrating birds, but birds that move around some years are the Bush tits of the Pacific coast region. You may have other birds in your area that don’t really migrate, but move around some (within a couple hundred miles) as they follow the food sources. Some birds, while not a migratory bird, become almost as intelopers. Vagabonds as they wonder around from place to place. Cedar waxwings fit this bill. Often small and even large flocks of waxwings will appear from no where. They strip your berry and fruit trees, never to be seen again for the rest of the season. Some times they gorge themselves into a drunken stupor on fermented fruits and fall off the branches they are clinging to. Novice birders may think their American goldfinches have migrated. When, before their eyes the Male goldfinch has moulted from his brilliant breeding yellow and black cap, to a dull olive green. You will discover, they never left. But, American goldfinches can and in some locations do migrate short distances some years 100 to 200 miles. However, a recorded migration of a single, banded goldfinch in Ontario, Canada, ended up in Louisiana, USA.

A typical Goldfinch migration may consist of your birds moving a 100 miles, but they are replaced by more northen goldies a week or two later. So much for hard and fast rules of migration. Then again…Many of us get fall and winter visitors like White crowned sparrows and American tree sparrows. Birds from northern Canada that winter over in our backyards or at least visit us on the way to their winter homes in the mid to southern United States. Other Northern birds like Dark eyed juncos and Snow buntings become winter favorites or a sign of Winter’s coming when you see your first junco. Many birds don’t bother to migrate until December or stay put in a mild winter. While some birds begin fall or summer migration as early as July and August, October is the big month for migration. Day light grows shorter each day.

Time clocks are ticking. Something inside tells billions of birds to fatten up. But the weather is still nice and there is plenty of food, why must they go now? Or it could be…It is snowing and blowing, why are you silly birds still here? Contrary to popular belief, birds migrate not because the weather becomes too cold, but because food supplies will run out. With the coming of winter, insect life dies down, snow covers the ground, water freezes over: Nature’s cupboard is becoming bare. Birds that can find something to eat will frequently stay put, such as city pigeons or carrion-eating crows. Many robins remain in the North country as long as there is food enough for them to survive. Many birds change diet habits from fruits and insects to fruits and seeds or seeds and insect eggs etc. Some birds we are familiar with, like our beloved hummingbirds. You know what they feed on.

You may keep records of the day you first see one and when the last one leaves. Daylight hours dictate over 95% of departure time, though weather conditions can add on to or take away from departure time. For instance, On average my hummingbirds stay till September 24th/25th. I still have plenty of flowers in bloom and the weather is still warm enough to provides insects. Yet, some years are unusually cool and an early frost may come before departure time. If the cool temperatures persist, they will leave early because food supplies are lacking.

When the weather is unusually warm, the might, just might hang around a few more days. This is more typical juvenile that hasn’t gone through the rigors of migration. This is also why you want to keep your feeders out a couple of weeks longer. Three years ago, I had hummers into the second week of October. Unusual? Yes, but it does happen. Often these birds leave within the same week every year and return with in the same time frame in the Spring. Without a warning or a simple good-by, they are gone. Like clock work, swallows come and go. Get while the getting is good. Weather conditions are favorable, food sources are plentiful. What are they waiting for. Many species of birds congregate in fields, marshes, lakes, ponds and other areas waiting. These areas are known as staging areas. Adding body fat and waiting for cool nights and possibly a northerly wind to aid in southerly migration. Some birds are loners (hummingbirds) and head out on there own. While many of our migrating birds travel at night to avoid predators, some birds travel during the day. The day migrants include some of the ducks and geese, loons, cranes, gulls, pelicans, hawks, swallows, nighthawks, and swifts. Soaring birds, including Broad-winged Hawks, storks, and vultures, can only migrate during the day because their mode of flight makes them dependent on updrafts created either by thermal convection or the deflection of wind by topographic features like hills and mountain ridges.

Swifts and swallows feed entirely on flying insects, and circling flocks of these species are frequently seen in late summer feeding as they travel gradually southward. Catching your meal on the fly so to speak. Similarly, large flocks of Franklin’s Gulls in the Great Plains feed on insects caught in thermals. Using these updrafts as a source of food as well as the means permitting soaring flight that carries them on their journey with minimal expenditure of muscle power. Large flocks of Swainson’s Hawks also migrate in the Plains States by thermal soaring. In the East, flights of Broad-winged, Cooper’s, and Sharp-shinned hawks are regularly seen along the Appalachian ridges, soaring on the uplifted westerlies passing over the crest of the mountains. Because many species of wading and swimming birds are able to feed at all hours, they migrate either by day or night. Some diving birds, including ducks that submerge when in danger, often travel over water by day and over land at night. Strong flyers like Snow Geese can make the entire trip from their staging area in James Bay, Canada to the wintering grounds on the Louisiana Gulf coast in one continuous flight. Snow geese have been recorded leaving James Bay and arriving on the Gulf of Mexico coast 60 hours later after a non stop flight of 60 hours and over 1,700 miles at an average speed of 28 miles an hour.

Try that on a tank of gas. Because most birds are creatures of daylight, it seems remarkable that many should select the night for extended travel. Smaller birds like rails, flycatchers, orioles, most of the sparrows, the warblers, vireos, and thrushes are typical nocturnal migrants. It is common to find woods and fields on one day almost barren of bird life an on the following morning filled with newly arrived migrants that came during the night and may spend several days as they re-fuel their fat supplies. Around me, marshes and wetlands are filling up with Red-winged-blackbirds as they are on countdown. Often I see and hear flocks of waterfowl during the night and I can hear other avian friends flying over head. Observations made with telescopes focused on the full moon have shown processions of birds, and one observer estimated their passage over his area at the rate of 9,000 per hour. This gives some indication of the numbers of birds in the air at night during migratory peaks. Radar observations have shown that nocturnal migration begins about an hour after sundown, reaches a maximum shortly before midnight, and then gradually declines until daybreak. Bird echoes during peak migration periods may cover a radar screen. It is suggested that small birds migrate by night to avoid their enemies.

To a certain extent this may be true because the group includes not only weak flyers, but also the small insectivorous birds, such as wrens, small woodland flycatchers, and other species that habitually live more or less in concealment. These birds are probably much safer making their flights under the protecting cloak of darkness. Nevertheless, it must be remembered that night migrants also include sandpipers and plovers. Most shorebirds are usually found in the open and are among the most powerful flyers, as some of them make annual nonstop migratory flights over 2,000 miles of open ocean. Night travel is probably the best for the majority of birds chiefly from the standpoint of feeding. Digestion is very rapid in birds, and yet the stomach of birds killed during the day almost always contains food. To replace the energy required for long flight, it is essential that either food be obtained at comparatively short intervals, or stores of fat be laid on prior to migration. If the smaller migrants were to make protracted flights by day, they would arrive at their destination at nightfall almost exhausted. Since they are entirely daylight feeders, they would be unable to obtain food until the following morning. The inability to feed would delay further flights and result in great exhaustion or possibly even death should their evening arrival coincide with cold or stormy weather. By traveling at night, they can pause at sunrise and devote the entire period of daylight to alternate feeding and resting.

This schedule permits complete recuperation and resumption of the journey on a subsequent evening after sufficient fat deposits have been restored. Banding studies have shown that the number of days an individual lays over during a migration stop is inversely dependent upon the amount of its fat stores upon arrival and weather conditions. It has also been hypothesized that nighttime migration is advantageous because environmental temperatures are typically cooler. The effort involved in migratory flight generates considerable heat. The primary way in which flying birds loose heat in order to maintain an optimum body temperature is through the evaporation of water from air sacs that are part of its breathing system. Indeed, dehydration resulting from regulation of body temperature rather than the amount of fat stores probably limits the distance a bird can fly nonstop. Thus, by flying in cooler air, which increases heat loss by conduction and convection, less cooling by evaporation of limited body water is required and flight distances are extended. These marvelous, feathered, flying machines are to close to perfect. Our Creator’s nature is a marvel to behold and we should be in AWE of his works. Even when they don’t stay year round for us to enjoy. Be sure to read parts 2 and 3 on migration.

It’s October and Fall Migration For Wild Birds is Underway – Part 1

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It’s now October. One thing you can be sure of is Fall Migration. Almost like a time clock. When you see flocks of birds flying overhead in the fall, they usually are flying south toward their wintering grounds. How far South they go depends on the type, or species of bird. As you may know , some birds travel farther than others. And this is the same species of bird. For example, in some species females and young birds fly farther south than males. Like Dark eyed juncos. Then there is the largest group of birds that we see during migrations. these are known as or called “neotropical migrants.” They got this name because these species of birds migrate in the fall all the way to Mexico, Central America and South American countries, plus the Caribbean Islands. Some of these birds will fly thousands of miles every fall and spring. About 300 of the 650 bird species that nest in North America are neotropical migrants. They include warblers, vireos, orioles, hummingbirds, swallows, swifts, shorebirds, and some birds of prey.

The neotropical migrants make up 50-70 percent of the bird species of deciduous forests and prairies in the central and eastern United States and Canada. During migration, some birds lose as much as one fourth to one half of their entire body weight, so it is very important that they store up enough fat for energy. Just think how much weight you would lose if you lost half of your body weight! How smaller birds ever store enough to make these flights is still a wonder to scientists. This is why it is so important for birds to gorge, so they can store up reserves. Flocks may descend on your feeders, lawns and fields eating just about everything in sight. Fats and energy supplies that take weeks to build up are burned up in a matter of days or in some cases, a day and night of non stop flight over a large body of water. Birds can blacken the sky and become deafening as they flock to staging areas getting ready for the right time. When the internal time clock says “It’s Time” to go. You may hear a lot about ‘flyways’ the notion being that birds move in defined corridors, like traffic down a road. Traditionally, birders talked about four main flyways: Pacific, Central, Mississippi and Atlantic.

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Research indicates that this can be a misleading way to think about migration. Instead, imagine broad bands, like test patterns on a television, or waves rippling down the continent. Sure, geographic features can funnel birds, narrowing the bands. Mountain chains like the Cascades and Sierra Nevada, Rockies, and the Appalachians present barriers and also opportunities. Raptors coast the ‘thermals’ or (updrafts of warmer air) found along the ranges.

Hawk mountain in Pennsilvania is a prime location to spot kettles of hawks. A hawk kettle can be any amount of hawks whirling around. Kettle counts can be a handful or tens of thousands. South pointing peninsulas funnel birds in the Autumn, just as a North pointing peninsulas funnel them in Spring. Birds moving down the coast find the land narrowing beneath them and they become concentrated at the peninsula’s tip. So, how do you find a good spot to observe the fall migration? Three words: habitat, habitat, and habitat. Birds will congregate where they can find something to eat and protection from predators. If you know your birds even a little bit, you can find habitats where they congregate. Birds tend to commence migration in large numbers only when they have a favorable tail wind. In North America the winds north in spring and south in autumn are ideal to assist seasonal migrations. Once started however, only very bad weather will stop them. Many birds fly high when migrating because of prevailing winds at higher altitudes and also because the cold at these altitudes helps them disperse all the heat being generated by their flight muscles. Many species of waterfowl fly at 18,000 feet and some higher. Some must fly over the Himalayan Mountains, an altitude over 29,000 feet. Not all birds from a summer breeding site overwinter at the same area.

What happens, come autumn, if a male bird meets a female bird in the breeding grounds who has a different over wintering site? Whose site do they go to now they are a pair? In many species the pair bond breaks up at the end of the breeding season, but some like swans mate for life. In the case of the Bewick’s Swan the male decides where to fly to for the winter and the female follows him. However, the female decides when it is time to travel back to the tundra for another year’s breeding. The reverse scenario is when birds with different breeding sites overwinter in the same area. If pairing commences on the over wintering ground, whose breeding ground to they return to. The answer may be different for different species. For example, the male Mallard duck follows the female. Timing of migration is a mix of internal stimulus. Feeding binges are followed by the aggregate tendency into flocks. Once the pre-migration flock is gathered, the feeding continues while the birds wait for suitable weather conditions.

Thus while the birds’ internal clock probably releases the hormonal triggers at a fairly accurate date each year, the availability of food and the presiding weather conditions can decide when the migration start each year. As I mentioned last week, length of day triggers migration, but food is the driving force behind it. Okay, here is an interesting point that you may not realize or understand. In fall, migratory populations that nest farthest south migrate first to the winter range because they finish nesting first. For example, the breeding range of the Black-and-white Warbler covers much of the eastern United States and southern Canada northwest through the prairies. It spends the winter in southern Florida, the West Indies, southern and eastern Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. In the southern part of its breeding range, it nests in April, but those summering in New Brunswick do not reach their nesting grounds before the middle of May. That means 50 days are required to cross the breeding range, and if 60 days are allowed for reproductive activities and molting, they would not be ready to start southward before the middle of July.

Then with an assumed return 50-day trip South, the earliest migrants from the northern areas would not reach the Gulf Coast until September. Since adults and young have been observed on the northern coast of South America by August 21, it is very likely that they must have come from the southern part of the nesting area. Some of you live in the Southern 1/2 of the United States and have mentioned the lack of hummingbirds. As I mentioned earlier in this letter. Though my regular hummers departed on their normal times, a stranger came to visit on October 1st and 2nd. Now, these hummers have to go somewhere. Your local birds may be gone, but expect our northern hummers within the next few weeks as the bottle neck their way to Texas and the Gulf Coast. Expect this with several species of migrating birds.

There are many examples of northern birds showing up along the Gulf Coast states as southern breeding birds arrive at their winter homes in South America. What does that mean you? It means there is a lot of migration going on and you have a good month or two of watching birds. Characteristically, one will observe a few early individuals come into an area followed by a much larger volume of migrants. This peak will then gradually taper off to a few lingering stragglers. How do scientists know where birds go in winter? Traditionally, the only way to find out where an individual bird went was to capture and mark it, then wait for someone to find it again by chance. Though the odds are small, sometimes birds are recovered far from where they were originally captured. For example, over a period of 40 years, biologists at the Long Point Bird Observatory in Ontario, Canada, placed aluminum bands on the legs of 39,044 Swainson’s Thrushes.

Only two of these thrushes were recovered on their wintering grounds, by members of the Asheninka native community in northern Peru! In recent years, satellite transmitters have given scientists an unprecedented opportunity to track birds around the globe. The transmitters emit signals that are picked up by space satellites and reported to a computer back on earth. Using this technique, scientists have documented a Peregrine Falcon migrating from Alberta, Canada, to Mazatlán, Mexico. They have tracked Swallow-tailed Kites from Florida and Georgia to previously unknown wintering grounds in Brazil, some 5,000 miles away.

A Swainson’s Hawk traveled from California to the pampas of Argentina, where it revealed a gathering of thousands of other Swainson’s Hawks, including hawks that had been banded in California, Colorado, and Saskatchewan, Canada. In most cases, ornithologists know little about exactly where birds from particular regions spend the winter. Often the best information they have is based on where the species is found at different times of the year. North American birds vary widely in their travels. Some birds simply cross a state line or fly from the mountains to the valley. Some birds travel from the Arctic, they may winter in your backyard or half a world away. Still other birds pack the speedos and suntan lotion and head for the tropics. Your homework assignment is to find out where your birds go for the winter and where your winter migrants come from. No matter where you live, you can build a list of migrants. Where do they come from and where do they go. No grade, just satisfaction on your part.

Now Here Are Some Migratory Marvels: Body lengths traveled by a Rufous Hummingbird between Alaska and its winter range in Mexico: 49 million Miles to the gallon used by a Blackpoll Warbler on migration if it burned gasoline instead of body fat: 720,000 Miles traveled by an Arctic Tern in its annual round trip between Arctic breeding grounds and Antarctic seas: 22,000 Estimated number of birds detected by radar passing over Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on a single autumn night: 12 million Sources: Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center.

Fall Migration Part 2

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Zoos have been one of the favorite activities for Americans for a long time starting with the very first zoo being the Philadelphia Zoo in 1859. Since then, most states have at least one zoological park but there are some that stand above and beyond the rest of them with extra features like a touch tank, bird houses, safari and water fountains and parks. This article will mention the top 4 zoos in the United States and the reasons they stand above the others. The ones that made the top four are the Columbus Zoo, San Diego Zoo, Lion Country Safari and the Phoenix Zoo.

The Columbus Zoo has also been around since the late 1800′s making it the second oldest zoo in the country. This had always been a nice zoo, but it completely changed when the famous animal trainer, Jack Hanna took over the direction of the zoological park. He changed many things about it with great improvements and now it houses one of the largest animal collections in the world with over 7,000 animals at the zoo. Whatever type of animal you can imagine seeing, is probably at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio in addition to a water park, amusement park and golf resort making it a great place to visit.

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The San Diego Zoo has always been at the top of the list for best zoos not only in the US but in the world. It is huge and has a great variety of animals including their well known Giant Panda exhibit. This zoo is also known for their conservation and protection of animal efforts and is considered the most modern of all zoos. They were the first to come up with cage less exhibits for the animals in an open air kind of setting that allowed the animals to live in an area closer to their natural place of origin.

The number three zoo on the top zoo list is the Lion Country Safari in West Palm Beach, Florida. This is a bit of a different experience for visitors as you enter the place in your own car and travel along a five mile road that takes you by many different animals. Some of the animals like the lions and chimpanzees have to be behind fenced areas for their safety and the motorists but other animals like zebras and giraffes roam freely and sometimes hold up the cars from continuing on the road. After you complete this off road exhibit, you then enter another part of the park called Safari World.

The fourth best zoo is the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona. This is the largest non-profit zoo in the country and is over 125 acres big with more than 1200 animals. This zoo has a unique design with all of the animals’ exhibits being on 4 long trails and divided up into categories such as the native wildlife of Arizona. They also allow rollerblades and bicycles in the zoo and they can be taken on all of the trails to experience the zoo on wheels.

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For Those Who Seek Adventure – Out of Africa Wildlife Park

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If you’ve ever wanted to visit Africa, but weren’t exactly thrilled about the flight time, you’ll enjoy a safari adventure at Out of Africa Wildlife Park. Originally started as a research facility to see if co-existence with wild animals could be achieved, Out of Africa Wildlife Park has become one of the premier family activities in Scottsdale, Arizona. It is a sprawling 104 acre natural habitat houses over 400 different species of wildlife. You can even get up close and personal with some of the jungle’s fiercest felines. (On a side note – you may want to bring some extra courage to meet these park animals.)

For The History Buffs – Rawhide’s 1880s Western Town

Have you always wanted to be a cowboy in the Wild West? Well here’s your chance to experience it with your family! Rawhide’s 1880s Western Town is full of real, down home history. Take a ride on a stagecoach, an authentic 1880′s carousel or watch live musical entertainment all reminiscent of the late 19th century. There are additional in-park attractions that are sure to please every member of your family!

For The Sports Fans – Crackerjax Family Fun & Sports Park

A family activity in Scottsdale, Arizona, doesn’t have to mean missing out on your favorite sports. Crackerjax Family Fun & Sports Park boasts 27 acres of miniature golf, go-karts, batting cages, volleyball courts, bumper boats, and arcades. Known for the longest go-kart track in Arizona, this park is guaranteed to engage your family. One of the highlights of this attraction is that they offer family discounts.

For The Travelers – McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park

The best things in life are free – just like this family activity in Scottsdale! The McCormick-Still Railroad Park owns and operates a Paradise and Pacific railroad reproduction that will take you and your tots around the park. Although entrance to the park is free, you’ll have to pay a nominal price to ride the train. This park is best suited for the younger children and there is ample space to roam and have a picnic.

For The Naturalists – McDowell Mountain Regional Park

McDowell Mountain Regional Park is nicely situated in the Verde River Basin and yields 21,099 acres of beautiful terrain. Activities include hiking, cycling and horseback riding with 50 miles of multi-use trails. Families can enjoy stargazing, picnics and some quality time with Mother Nature.

Family activities in Scottsdale, Arizona never have a dull moment. Whether taking a trip back in time, coming face to face with the King of the Jungle or getting a panoramic view of the wild blue yonder, Scottsdale offers some of the most family friendly attractions in the United States. Whatever type of spirit you have, Scottsdale has the activity that suits you!

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Major Cities and Geographic Location: The major cities of Kerala are Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode. Kerala boasts three major airports with international and domestic airways linking the world to connections. Kerala being the southwestern tip of India with an area of approximately 38,863 sq km is webbed in between the Arabian Sea in the west and the Western Ghats towards the east with many interconnecting rivers is blessed with varying geographical features.

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Product Name : Backyard Safari Mega Magnifier

Product Description

The Super Wide-View Mega Magnifier is the largest most powerful field magnifying lens ever! Tough, unbreakable super-sized lens in a rugged foam frame. Sure-grip hand-holds let you focus your wider-than-wide view at any angle.
Plus, it floats! Drop this mega lens onto any water surface and see detail in places like creeks, streams, lakes or tidal pools like you’ve never seen before.
Features:
12×12″ View Window
Unbreakable Super Lens
Sure Grip Holds
Rugged Foam Frame
Plus : It floats!
Made in China

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Features

• Tough, unbreakable super-sized lens in a rugged foam frame
• Sure-grip hand-holds let you focus your wider-than-wide view at any angle
• 12? X 18? view window
• It floats Drop this mega lens onto any water surface and see detail in places like creeks, streams, lakes or tidal pools like you?ve never seen before
• Kids can learn all about nature in a very large way

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Product Name : Backyard Safari Glowing Ant World Farm

Product Description

For ages 4 and up. Your child will learn about how ants live and react within the colony.

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Features

• Backyard Safari Ant World – tunnels glow red.
• Watch ants at night.
• 360 viewable area.
• Central feeding and watering area.

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