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Article: A long day's journey in flight; Now is one of the best times to watch for migrating birds swooping and diving overhead.(THE HOME FORUM)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- October 11, 2005
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Byline: Nancy V. Bennett
It's a bird, it's a plane - no, wait, it is a bird. But what kind? As winter approaches and flocks of birds leave your tree limbs for warmer climates, you may be wondering exactly what's swooping overhead.
Now is one of the best times to look for birds in the northern hemisphere, when birds migrate south to escape the cold and lack of food, says Steven J. Saffier, science associate of Audubon at Home, a bird group. "Generally, birds migrate in the spring [when they fly north to breed] and in the fall," he says.
As days grow shorter and temperatures drop, most birds know it's time to move on. Their food, which includes ...