Bird Migration
Paying no attention to lines drawn by each nation,
Birds annually take flight in pre-winter migration;
Absent Rachel Carson, here is the thing,
There might be no birds returning next spring!
© F.W. Heaton July 2017
It seems to Mary & me that each of us has a triple responsibility when it comes to our fragile spaceship planet Earth:
1) Become knowledgeable about natural and environmental issues.
2) Provide conservation, protection, and education.
3) Get out and enjoy it!
This post focuses on birds, these elegant creatures and teachers of flight: what is happening to them via habitat loss, environmental degradation and climate change, what you might do about it, and where you might go to celebrate them as they migrate.
For our part, Mary & I, not birders but wanting to learn, spent a night and two days early this past September in Cape May, New Jersey, visiting the Cape May National Wildlife Refuge, The Cape May Bird Observatory – Northwood Center, the Cape May Bird Observatory – Center for Research and Education, and Birding by Boat on The Osprey—admittedly brief, but a good start. Clicking the below link will take you to our write-up of the visit, just posted. We wish you good learning with this write-up and much excitement in the migrations you choose to celebrate.