The massive annual spring migration of America's birds – millions of them – is underway. Here's how to follow along at home.

Bird banding has long been a valuable tool for studying the movements of migratory birds, providing essential insights into ...

Animal migration ... distance migrants, such as the nine-day non-stop flight of the bar-tailed godwit across the Pacific Ocean. Most people think of migration as the seasonal movement of a flock ...

This is where, for nearly 30 years, an all-volunteer team I lead has been studying their migration, detaining them for a ...

Less well known are its applications in the study of migratory birds ... individuals over large distances is one of the challenges in studying animal migration. Using radar has allowed researchers ...

A distinctive, potbellied bird. Forages on lawns and other ... wide variety of wooded or shrubby habitats with open areas. Migration: short to medium-distance migrant. Departs northerly winter ...

BirdCast has live, local bird migration alerts so you can see ... higher elevation birds move depends on local conditions. Short-distance migrants: These can include the eastern phoebe, the ...