Do birds fly a certain distance south because of latitude or temperature?

Question

That might be a little confusing... But what I mean is, if there was a bird in Maryland and a bird in Georgia, would they both fly to Florida or would the bird in Georgia fly farther? Do all birds of one species fly a certain distance south (i.e. 200 miles) or to a certain temperature range (i.e. somewhere where it's above 55 during the winter)

Answer 1

Most birds fly to a predetermined migratory area. If the needs of both species are found in Florida, then that is where they go, there is no set distance. The stop over areas may be a little more linked to the area they leave from however. Stop-over sites are used after a certain distance so they can relax and feed, it could in that case be 600miles for each species, in that case ones that leave from further south would have stop overs further south as well.

Answer 2

The reasons are complex and not fully understood. But a simple explanation is food and a safe place to breed. Birds which breed in the summer in the extreme north such as the Arctic benefit from an abundance of food as plants and insect life flourish in the long daylight hours; and because few large permanent predators can survive the harsh winter. Many birds that breed in the Arctic simply lay their eggs on the ground. Being able to fly, they can avoid the harsh winter conditions, and be the first to arrive to enjoy the summer benefits.

Answer 3

Each bird species has a specific breeding ground and wintering ground....I would say these are chosen more for temperature than latitude. Thay do not have a certain requirement for number of miles traveled. They will fly to a suitable area that is warm enough to survive and that has enough food to sustain them. Also a few corrections to what tikeshia said...birds in the arctic do not lay their eggs on the ground, it is permafrost..the eggs would die, they do build NESTS on the ground as there are no scrubs or bushes..just tundra. Also, large predators as well as small predators survive just fine in the winter: polar bears, arctic foxes, red foxes, caribou (which can actually be nest predators).

Also many of the nest predators in the arctic are birds: jaegers, seagulls and owls.

Answer 4

Birds rely on magnetic fields and orient themselves henceforth. When the planet floods the semi aquatic birds can feel the magnatism of large iron deposits that form in the way of magma release due to centrifical forces.

Answer 5

"Atheists, in accordance to evolution birds are physiologically superior to people, considering that birds can fly? If (because the loopy "theory" of evolution says) birds have"advanceed" (evolveed) and grew to develop into waiting to fly, yet human did not attempt this function physiologically! this signifies that people did not conform/develop like birds did, hence "birds" are smarter than people." properly the element is through people superiority we do not choose wings, to live to inform the tale we under no circumstances needed them.

Answer 6

Migration has to do with light, food They have studied geese from several states to follow their migration. Each went to thesame place year after year, due to food available.