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Bird Migration. Migration is the seasonal movement of animals between geographically separate places. Painted Bunting on breeding grounds in Texas. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Bird MigrationBird Migration

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Migration is the seasonal Migration is the seasonal movement of animals movement of animals between geographically between geographically separate placesseparate places

Painted Bunting on breeding grounds in Texas

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Migratory birds of Migratory birds of the western the western hemisphere breed in hemisphere breed in the United States the United States and Canada but and Canada but winter in México, winter in México, the caribbean the caribbean islands, and Central islands, and Central and South Americaand South America

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Birds that breed in the United States and Birds that breed in the United States and Canada but winter in México, the caribbean Canada but winter in México, the caribbean islands, and Central and South America are islands, and Central and South America are

called Neotropical migratory birdscalled Neotropical migratory birds

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Neotropical Migratory SongbirdsNeotropical Migratory Songbirds

Birds (left to right, top to bottom) Dickcissel, Orchard Oriole, Painted Bunting, Eastern Kingbird, Common Yellowthroat, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Rufous Hummingbird, Prothonotary Warbler, Indigo Bunting

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Neotropical Migratory BirdsNeotropical Migratory Birds

• nearly three fourths of nearly three fourths of North American birds North American birds migratemigrate

• wood warblers are the wood warblers are the largest group of largest group of Neotropical migratory Neotropical migratory birdsbirds

• the Golden-cheeked the Golden-cheeked Warbler is a wood Warbler is a wood warblerwarbler

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Golden-cheeked Warbler (GCWA) breeding Golden-cheeked Warbler (GCWA) breeding and wintering groundsand wintering grounds

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Golden-cheeked Warbler breeding and wintering Golden-cheeked Warbler breeding and wintering grounds and migration routegrounds and migration route

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Why do birds migrate?Why do birds migrate?

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Birds migrate to areas where food Birds migrate to areas where food is more abundantis more abundant

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Birds like the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher have Birds like the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher have less competition for nesting places in the less competition for nesting places in the

United States and CanadaUnited States and Canada

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Birds migrate to find a milder climate Birds migrate to find a milder climate and longer days for hunting foodand longer days for hunting food

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Do birds have flyways or highways?Do birds have flyways or highways?

Upper Texas Coast Along the Central FlywayUpper Texas Coast Along the Central Flyway

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Pacific FlywayPacific FlywayCentral FlywayCentral FlywayMississippi FlywayMississippi FlywayAtlantic FlywayAtlantic Flyway

Four major flyways of North AmericaFour major flyways of North America

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Do birds fly long distances across seawater?Do birds fly long distances across seawater?

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Ruby-throated Hummingbirds fly up to 600 miles non-stop across the Gulf of Mexico to reach their wintering grounds

Baird’s Sandpipers fly over water several thousand miles from the Arctic Circle to the tip of South America

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Do birds migrate Do birds migrate during the night?during the night?

Do birds migrate Do birds migrate during the day?during the day?

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Strong swift fliers like pelicans, gulls, swallows, Strong swift fliers like pelicans, gulls, swallows, nighthawks and raptors all fly during the day nighthawks and raptors all fly during the day

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Many shorebirds, flycatchers, sparrows, vireos, Many shorebirds, flycatchers, sparrows, vireos, orioles, thrushes & warblers fly at nightorioles, thrushes & warblers fly at night

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Birds navigate Birds navigate using the sun, using the sun, stars, rivers, stars, rivers,

valleys, valleys,

mountain ranges, mountain ranges, coastlines andcoastlines and

even the earth’s even the earth’s magnetic fieldmagnetic field

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Snow Geese and Pintails on wintering Snow Geese and Pintails on wintering grounds on Texas coastgrounds on Texas coast

Photos by Pat and Nicole Merkord, Gil Photos by Pat and Nicole Merkord, Gil Eckrich, and USFWSEckrich, and USFWS

Funding to develop these Funding to develop these instructional resources was instructional resources was provided by Texas Parks provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Wildlife Department contract #409330 and U. S. contract #409330 and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fish and Wildlife Service Section 6 grant TX E-133-RSection 6 grant TX E-133-R

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Alignment is provided to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for English Language Alignment is provided to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for English Language Arts and Reading, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies where applicable and color-coded for Arts and Reading, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies where applicable and color-coded for each grade level. each grade level.

Grade 3 (red)Grade 3 (red)Grade 4 (blue)Grade 4 (blue)Grade 5 (green)Grade 5 (green)Grade 6 (purple)Grade 6 (purple)

English Language Arts & Reading student expectations: English Language Arts & Reading student expectations: 3, 4(A,B) 3, 4(A,B); ; 1, 2(A,B), 13(B)1, 2(A,B), 13(B); ; 1, 2(A,B), 1, 2(A,B), 13(B)13(B); ; 1, 2(A,B), 12(B)1, 2(A,B), 12(B)

Mathematics student expectations: N/AMathematics student expectations: N/A

Science student expectations: Science student expectations: 3(A), 9(A,C)3(A), 9(A,C); ; 3(A)3(A); ; 3(A), 9(A)3(A), 9(A);; 3(A), 10(C), 12(E,F) 3(A), 10(C), 12(E,F)

Social studies student expectations: Social studies student expectations: 4(A), 5(C,D), 17(C,E)4(A), 5(C,D), 17(C,E); ; 6(A), 7(C), 21(A-C), 22(A)6(A), 7(C), 21(A-C), 22(A); ; 6(A), 6(A), 7(B,D), 24(A-C), 25(A)7(B,D), 24(A-C), 25(A); ; 3(A-C), 4(D,F), 6(B), 21(A-C), 22(A)3(A-C), 4(D,F), 6(B), 21(A-C), 22(A)

Funding to develop these instructional resources was provided by Texas Parks Funding to develop these instructional resources was provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department contract #409330 and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Wildlife Department contract #409330 and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Section 6 grant TX E-133-RSection 6 grant TX E-133-R

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