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bird migration
seasonal movement of birds
pfeilstorch
thumb|The Rostocker Pfeilstorch, found in 1822, demonstrated that bird migration|birds migrated rather than hibernating or changing form in winter. A , ; plural , ) is a white stork that is injured by an arrow or spear while wintering in Africa and returns to Europe with the projectile stuck in its body. As of 2003, about 25 have been documented in Germany.
Winged Migration
2001 documentary film by Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud and Michel Debats,
V formation
formation with units arranged in a chevron or "V" shape
geolocator
electronic archival tracking device
Rossitten Bird Observatory
world's first ornithological observatory
Argos System
system for collecting electronic environmental data
Altitudinal migration
movement of animals to different altitudes
Swiss Ornithological Institute
institute for ornithological research and protection
Migratory Bird Treaty
1916 treaty between Canada and the United States
Zugunruhe
thumb|Garden warbler displays Zugunruhe in the lab
Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918
U.S. law to implement the convention for the protection of migratory birds between the U.S. and U.K. (on behalf of Canada)
Climate change and birds
Bolle di Magadino
Alluvial Zone of National Importance in Gambarogno, Gorola, Locarno, Tenero-Contra, canton Ticino, Switzerland
human guided migration
technique to restore migratory routes of endangered birds
Institute of Avian Research "Vogelwarte Helgoland"
research institute in Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Col de Bretolet
mountain pass
reverse migration
phenomenon in bird migration