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Bird Migration Season Has Begun

by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The weather shows no signs of change, but fall has begun. How so? The fall bird migration has commenced. Over the next three months, more than 500 million birds will cross over Israel's skies.

Because Israel is situated at a junction of three continents, in the fall (and spring) it becomes a main avenue for migrating birds on their way from Asia, Europe, and Africa. Bird migration is one of the most fascinating phenomena in the wonders of creation, and universal interest draws birds and scientists from all over the world to Israel every year.

In the ornithology center of the Society for the Protection of Nature, they already opened their annual study of bird migration, part of a long-term research project on bird migration that has been going on since 1977.

Since the beginning of the study, the society's members have looked at more than 70,000 storks that have flown over Israel. The peak of stork migration was found to be in Elul/September, peaking at 60,000 storks in one day. By Rosh Hashanah a quarter of a million storks are estimated to have crossed Israeli skies.

The first honey buzzards also arrive. Short-toed eagles and lesser-spotted eagles are expected to follow soon after. Altogether around 200 species of birds, including 30 species of raptors, gliding birds, such as storks and pelicans, and pafferines will fly over Israel.

Barak Granite, Research Director for the Society for the Protection of Nature, advises those interested in observing storks to do so in the Beit She'an Valley Region.


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