The EASY Way to Understand Bird Migration in Just One Hour

Join us for the fascinating world of bird migration. Who migrates and why? How and when do they navigate? Have your questions ready because migration is a timely and fascinating topic.

Mark McKellar is a wildlife biologist with over 40 years of bird study experience. He has a degree in Fish and Wildlife Sciences from North Carolina State University and has worked for the Department of the Army, the Wildlife Departments of North Carolina and Missouri. He ran nature centers for many years in Missouri and Pennsylvania before buying the Backyard Bird Center in the Northland area of Kansas City. Mark has led hundreds of bird hikes both locally and abroad. He has taught classes about birds and other wildlife to groups of all ages and brings that knowledge to the customers of his retail business every day. More information about Mark at www.backyardbirdcenter.com.
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Cover photo of a Common Tern by Jim Gorski
0:00 Introduction and Welcomes
10:42 Migration Basics
13:02 Obligate Migration - Dark-eyed Junco by James Bandes
16:13 Insectivores - Magnolia Warbler by Robin Voorhees
16:42 Magnolia Warbler range map from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
17:30 Why Don't All Insect Eating Birds Just Stay in the Tropics?
19:59 How Do Birds Know When to Migrate?
22:47 Living on the Wind by Scott Weidensaul
23:43 Facultative Migration - Pine Siskin by Jeff Janney
26:51 Altitudanal Migration - Clark's Nutcracker from Adobe Stock
27:47 Daytime Migrants - Snow Geese by Brian Voorhees
29:00 Long Distance Migration - American Golden Plover by Mary Nemecek
American Golden Plover range map from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
30:08 Champion of all Migrators - Arctic Tern from Adobe Stock
31:26 How High Do Birds Fly When Migrating and other Facts
37:04 Question and Answer Period

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