Migratory bird species are predictable frequent fliers, taking to the sky to travel along roughly the same route, at the same time, every year. Following sources of food and water along the way, the birds often fly great distances to reach breeding grounds or places to spend the winter. Today, we"re looking at an important stopover for migratory birds—California"s largest lake, the Salton Sea.
Heron lies the Salton Sea
Today in History
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Arches National Park, Utah
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Flower of Life symbol drawn in snow
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Western Monarch Day
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Protecting Alaska
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A theatrical dream
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International Beaver Day
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Lucian Blaga National Theater, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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World Olive Tree Day
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Beaver achievers
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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Monarch butterflies migrate south
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World Architecture Day
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Wayag Islands in the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia
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It’s National Dolphin Day!
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Across the great plains of Africa
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A day for the dolphins
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Vieste, Apulia, Italy
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At the shore of an inland sea
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The otherworldly red river
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Art in the chapel
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Burrowing owls
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Lights, camera, Sundance
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
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The view will stop you in your tracks
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Pride Month
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Class, please take out a No. 2 pencil…
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Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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Glenfinnan Viaduct