Health Editor’s Note: One of the big pluses of springtime is seeing the return of various birds to the feeders, pond, and yard. Right now I am anxiously awaiting the return of the hummingbirds. The feeders have been up for two weeks and still no hummers. Locally it has been a rather cold spring this year….Carol
Deciphering the Mysteries of Migratory Birds
by Abigail Croll and Julia Ross/Smithsonianmag.com
Each spring across the forests, lakes and suburbs of North America, millions of birds take a long journey north, leaving their winter home in Central or South America in search of summer nesting territory.
As tiny, brightly colored warblers and musical thrushes appear in our backyards, research scientists and bird care experts at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute are at work deciphering the mysteries of migratory birds: What routes do they take, and where do they stop? What risks do they face as they travel?
The need to better understand these species is urgent. A 2019 study by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and four other bird conservation organizations found that the United States and Canada have lost nearly 3 billion birds since 1970, signaling an ecological crisis.
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator.
She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues.
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Other than habitat destruction and pollution, the biggest enemy of birds is cats. One of my brothers gave my mother a cat to keep her company. She gave the cat back to him, so that she could keep the birds. People need to neuter the cats they have, at minimum. And then try to keep them indoors.
I was just this morning talking to my wife about how many miles per hour, and per day the migratory little birds might make? Possibly, and likely by using wind currents?
Here in the Southern California desert the hummingbirds only left for December and January. The warblers and finches stayed all winter at our feeders. Now woodpeckers and Orioles are at the duet with the warnlers.
Enjoy your Spring, C
SUET. WARBLERS
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