Bird Migration

Where do birds go during the winter? Many birds migrate south in the winter and return to the north during the summer months. Birds that rely on insects, fruit, and nectar go south to the tropics in the winter to get food that isn’t available in the winter months. But they return to the north to take advantage of flushes of insects, flowers, and larger breeding territories during the summer. How do the birds travel such large distances and what problems do they encounter? Join a Cornell University Naturalist Outreach student to better understand bird migration. This beautiful STEM video brings to life core ideas from the Next Generation Science standards. See (http://blogs.cornell.edu/naturalistou...) and NYS 4H STEM pages for guides and worksheets on birds and bird migration. This video is a co-production of Dr. Linda Rayor, the Ithaca College Park Media Lab, and NYS-4H.