![]() “Birds migrate to take advantage of resources and improve their survival probability. Last night and tonight, we are experiencing the result of a powerful combination of timing (when the most birds are making their way south) and good weather conditions (no rain, winds blowing south) that facilitate migration.” ![]() Mid-September is typically the peak of fall migration season for songbirds. “What sets tonight apart is that scientists project that a notably high number of birds will be migrating (approximately 400 million birds across the United States), with particularly high intensity over West Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic. “Fall migration is the mass movement of birds that breed in Canada and the United States during the summer to areas that have milder, warmer climates during the winter, including the southern United States, Mexico and Central America, and South America.” Hannah Clipp, a doctoral student in the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, discusses bird migration and what West Virginians can expect. ![]() The time has come for birds to “fly south” for the winter and a “high intensity” migration event will take place in the skies over West Virginia tonight (Mon., Sept. ![]()
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