World Migratory Bird Day May 11, 2024

World Migratory Bird Day

On World Migratory Bird Day, we introduce the indigo bunting, a tiny bird with plumage like the twilight sky. They traverse thousands of miles using the stars to navigate as they fly between North America, and their wintering grounds in Central America and northern South America.

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