Migratory Birds

Prepared by: Isam Majeed, 13 years, Grade 8th and Affaan Hyder, 12 years, Grade 8th of

L2L Academy

Why do Birds Migrate ??????

• Bird migration is a seasonal journey that happens twice each year.

• Birds that do not migrate are called resident birds.

• Birds migrate in search of food. Food is abundant in warm, sunny places and nearly absent in dark, snowy locations.

Which birds migrate ?????? Short Distance Migrants • Hairy WoodpeckerMiddle Distance Migrants• Blue JaysLong Distance Migrants• Arctic Tern

Hairy Woodpecker

• The small Hairy Woodpecker is quite territorial.

• It's obvious that woodpeckers like insects...but they also like sap from Sapsucker holes, sunflower seed, meat scraps.

• Northernmost populations display irregular and unpredictable wandering in winter.

Blue Jay

• This Bird covers a large part of America and Canada.

• Some individual jays may migrate south in one year, stay north the next winter

• Young Jays may be more likely to migrate than adults.

Arctic Tern (The Champion)

• Arctic Tern is known as the CHAMPION of Migration.

• Arctic Terns can travel as much as 24,000 miles (round trip) each year.

• The Arctic Tern can live to be at least 34 years old, in which case it may have flown more than 800,000 miles in its lifetime!