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Cities can help migrating birds on their way by planting more trees and turning lights off at night

  • Written by Frank La Sorte, Research Associate, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University
imageTennessee warblers (_Leiothlypis peregrina_) breed in northern Canada and spend winters in Central and South America. Kyle Horton, CC BY-ND

Millions of birds travel between their breeding and wintering grounds during spring and autumn migration, creating one of the greatest spectacles of the natural world. These journeys often span incredible...

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