Social or solitary? The secret lives of migratory songbirds

Published Sep 13, 2024, 1:54 PM

New research from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science suggests that songbirds of different feathers flock together during their migrations… and there’s a lot to learn about these multi-species relationships.

For insight, we’re joined by migratory ecologist Joely Desimone, an assistant research scientist at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Appalachian Laboratory.

Link:
Migratory bird species found to be socially oriented | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

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