{"id":1532,"date":"2021-09-23T16:04:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T20:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbannaturestore.blog\/?p=1532"},"modified":"2021-09-23T16:04:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T20:04:03","slug":"how-do-birds-know-when-to-migrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/index.php\/2021\/09\/23\/how-do-birds-know-when-to-migrate\/","title":{"rendered":"How do Birds Know When to Migrate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many of us wonder how birds know when to migrate and are concerned that if we leave certain feeders out, such as hummingbird feeders, the birds will be encouraged to stay.\u00a0 This simply isn&#8217;t true, so let me tell you how birds that we have enjoyed over the spring and summer months know it\u2019s time to return to their wintering grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbannaturestore.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1-264.jpg?w=800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1537\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Light is the first indication, days are becoming shorter and shadows are lengthening.\u00a0 Natural food sources are also diminishing, sending the birds further south where it\u2019s more readily available.\u00a0 Cooler temperatures are starting to creep in indicating a change of season.\u00a0 Birds&#8217; instincts take in all of these factors which tell them it\u2019s time to leave their breeding grounds and begin the great journey south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What can you expect to see during the last weeks of September?\u00a0 Plenty of warblers are flitting through parks, forest edges and meadows.\u00a0 If you\u2019re planning to scout out these beauties, make sure you take a field guide so you can distinguish between the many species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbannaturestore.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/warbler_ready_to_splash.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1538\" data-link=\"https:\/\/urbannaturestore.blog\/warbler_ready_to_splash\/\" class=\"wp-image-1538\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbannaturestore.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/blackburnianwarbler-wms.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1539\" data-link=\"https:\/\/urbannaturestore.blog\/blackburnianwarbler-wms\/\" class=\"wp-image-1539\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbannaturestore.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/perching-bird-prothonotary-warbler.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1540\" data-link=\"https:\/\/urbannaturestore.blog\/perching-bird-prothonotary-warbler\/\" class=\"wp-image-1540\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you curious why blue jays are flying in sizable flocks?\u00a0 Blue Jays are considered partial migrators travelling no further than a few hundred miles.\u00a0 Studies have shown the majority who migrate are young with fewer adults.\u00a0 This doesn\u2019t happen every year, so there\u2019s no rhyme or reason to when they will make this trip again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbannaturestore.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1-219.jpg?w=782\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1544\" width=\"609\" height=\"797\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada Geese are also moving in their familiar V formation.\u00a0 But wait, they seem like they\u2019re going in the wrong direction.\u00a0 You\u2019re likely seeing family groups in search of agricultural fields to feed in.\u00a0 In late summer after their molts are completed and the young are able to fly longer distances, they can be seen flying in any and every direction.\u00a0 Canada Geese will be seen in larger flocks, going in the right direction, south,\u00a0 by late October through early November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbannaturestore.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/birds-216827_640.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1543\" width=\"781\" height=\"520\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Turkey Vultures meander high in the skies in loose groups as they commence on their southern journey. \u00a0 Many species of hawks have begun their migration.\u00a0 Substantial numbers of these raptors can be seen at\u00a0 hawk watches throughout the region.\u00a0 South of our border at Cape May Point, New Jersey, more than 11,000 sharp-shinned hawks were documented in one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbannaturestore.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/red-tailed-hawk-taking-off.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1545\" width=\"783\" height=\"521\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This time of year, often referred to as Indian Summer, is an excellent time to hike through conservation areas and local trails.\u00a0 While enjoying the early fall colours, we are able to take pleasure in the spectacle of migrating birds as they pass through different parts of Ontario.\u00a0 Take advantage of this beautiful season, grab your binoculars and spend time outdoors taking in the scenery and keeping an eye to the sky!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy birding!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Jane Paradis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us wonder how birds know when to migrate and are concerned that if we leave certain feeders out, such as hummingbird feeders, the birds will be encouraged to stay.\u00a0 This simply isn&#8217;t true, so let me tell you how birds that we have 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