to get to warmer weather
Snow geese typically migrate south from their breeding grounds in the Arctic regions during the fall season, specifically between September and November. They can travel thousands of miles to reach their wintering grounds in more temperate areas with milder weather conditions.
Some examples of wetland animals that migrate include waterfowl such as ducks and geese, wading birds like herons and egrets, and fish such as salmon and eels. These animals may migrate to find suitable breeding grounds, food sources, or better climate conditions.
There are several birds that migrate in the fall. Geese, ducks, cardinals, crows, finches, wrens, bluebirds, and robins are just a few birds that migrate.
Monarch butterflies travel south to Mexico in the winter, then back north in the summer.
humming birds migrate the same way the other birds do. Like when it is cold in north they fly south and when it is cold in the south they fly north.
Because they are, for some unknown reason, "chasing" warmer, or more mild weather.
Well, you see, swans have to return to the water on a consistent basis in order to stay hydrated. This is why you rarely see swans flying south in winter, because they simply dive under the ice and create a new nest in the mud. The mud provides insulation for the birds when they burrow into it.
you can hunt geese and deer in the fall in Michigan
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when it is fall and insects are scarce, Mexican free-tailed bats migrate to mexico and south america all winter long. there, weather is warm and insects are plentiful
Yes, the northern part of the snow goose's winter range is in southern New Mexico. They also migrate through the state in the spring and fall migration; they may or may not stop during this journey. Other bands of snow geese winter in other parts of the U.S. and further south but migrate through separate flyways. See : http://identify.whatbird.com/img/4/2808/image.aspx for a range map.
Geese migrate in order to find food. They do not eat fish or animals, so their food does not hibernate. And only some of it is in lakes, under frozen water.On land, geese eat grasses, marsh grass, berries and seeds. In water, they eat pond plants, tubers, roots and algae. They also feed on crops like clover, alfalfa, wheat, rye, corn, barley, oats and grain left in farmers' fields after the harvest.So, when their food supply dwindles in the fall, they move further south to warmer areas, where the food is still readily available."Canada geese usually start migrating south when the ground begins to freeze in the fall. The trip to the wintering grounds is a quick one-scientists have tracked geese that have flown up to 1,000 km in one day!"http://www.ducks.ca/resource/general/wet…"Canada Geese have incredibly long migration routes. In the winter, they take up residence throughout all lower US states, from California completely across to Georgia. Many even hang out in regions of Mexico."http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art1…However, many flocks of geese now stay in colder climates and subsist on handouts from humans who feed them throughout the winter months. I have seen geese in MN in February, with several inches of snow on the ground, and ice on all the lakes. So their migration patterns are not a good indication of when winter will arrive...it may already be here, and the geese have not yet migrated.5 years ago