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Twice per year, one of Nature’s extraordinary marvels quietly passes overhead. Birds in vast numbers fly north or south in search of better food and shelter. More than half of all North American birds are migratory. Species in the Passeriformes order of scientific classification are known as “songbirds” that possess feet suitable for perching, sing and call during courtship, feed mostly on insects or seeds or fruits, and breed in daylight but migrate mostly at night.
Selkirk Alliance for Science (SAS) researched and prepared an 8-page paper on the science of songbird migration. The paper is posted on the SAS website by choosing the Resources tab shown above or click here.​