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Birds Flying FAQ: How High Do Birds Fly?

According to bird experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman, much about bird flying is dependent on the species, season, and what else the bird is doing. Songbirds that feed on insects vary in the elevation ...
KUOW

Seattle crows, beloved and feared, may be playing us with their primate-sized brains

Seattle has a thing about crows. Crows are ubiquitous to the city — a single roost at the University of Washington Bothell campus is home to as many as 16,000 birds. The sight of thousands of crows ...
Times Union

Troy tells crows it's time to fly out of town

TROY — The estimated 10,500 crows that bed down in the city every night are in for a rude awakening over the coming week as the city sics federal wildlife biologists on them in an effort to get the ...
Yahoo

Millions of birds fly over Indiana during migration

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Monday night into early Tuesday morning, an estimated 16.6 million birds crossed over Indiana to migrate north, according to bird tracking website BirdCast. Assistant ...
Washingtonian

Millions of Birds Are Flying Over DC. Here’s How You Can Keep Them Safe.

It’s been a big week for birds. BirdCast—a migration forecasting tool operated by Colorado State University and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology—tracked a whopping 1.8 million birds passing over DC on ...
Forbes

Meet The ‘High-Flying’ Goose That Migrates Over The Himalayas. Hint: It’s Been Seen Flying Above The 5th Highest Mountain On Earth

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...