do birds really fly south for the winter?

Question

do birds really fly south for the winter?

Answer 1

Most do....but how far south varies quite a bit. Some in North America will stop when they get to the coast....others go all the way down into South American. Same can be true for Europe and Africa. Amazing how a little hummingbird can fly nonstop across the Gulf of Mexico !!!!

Answer 2

Yep, most of them. The longest migration is that of the arctic tern, who flies 56,000 miles roundtrip from the netherlands to the antarctic coast every year. Some birds don't fly south, but do overwinter in a different area of their home region.

Answer 3

Yes, birds that are migratory will fly south for the winter. However, there are many non-migratory birds that stay put year round. They may move locally, but do not migrate.

Answer 4

Some do, but most stay at my house in Ohio. I buy at least 250# of seed, sunflower seeds and cracked corn per winter. I have feeders everywhere and someone asked me, how often do you have to fill them, once a week. I said "would you believe, twice a day".

Answer 5

Some birds do but not all of them. Some can survive in the winter in their own habitat.

Answer 6

Most likely

Answer 7

Who here knows about English budgies

Answer 8

Many do. Many songbirds do not. Cardinals do not. Starlings and Corvids do not. Sparrows and Juncos (snowbirds) do not. Wrens do not.

Answer 9

Yea, probably.

Answer 10

Some do, some do not.