Tag Archive for 'Garden warbler'

The garden warbler (Sylvia borin) is a nocturnal, long-distance migrant that performs long migratory flights over the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea to reach its breeding grounds in Northern Europe. Image credit: Victor Scharnhorst / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Migratory Songbirds Trade Off Safety for Lower Energy Expenditure, New Study Shows

Aug 20, 2019 by News Staff

Each spring and fall, millions of birds switch to migrating at night. Most of these are small songbirds migrating long distances that need to alternate...