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Undiscovered Satellite Accompanying the Earth at a Near Distance.” Sparrows and some robins seldom migrate at all, braving the snow and cold, and bobwhite, quail, and cardinals may never fly more than 10 miles from the nest where they were hatched. 25,000 Miles a Year Other birds make epic flights: The arctic tern migrates from the land of the snowy owl to the South Polar home of the penguin, then returns as the seasons
change, perhaps flying 25,000 miles a year.
Most bigger birds fly by day, a few thousands of miles without stopping to feed. But 90 percent of the migration is at night, including that of most small birds, despite the legend that they hitchhike on the backs of the bigger fliers.
Flocks of migrating birds do ride prevailing north and south winds.
How do birds navigate? Scientists’ elaborate experiments indicate that some birds, at least,
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