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Waterfowl Migration


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Many Ducks spend the winter in the southern United States and in Central and South America. The majority nest in the central Canadian provinces. During migration, a duck burns fat reserves and must replenish them at every stop along the way. These rest areas are called "staging areas" or "stopover sites". plenty of food for the birds.

 
Stop over sites are situated along historical routes or "flyways". There are four main flyways in North America: the Atlantic Flyway, the Mississippi Flyway, the Central Flyway and the Pacific Flyway. The majority of waterfowl travel up the Mississippi Flyway, through the Prairie Pothole region. The stop over sites along these flyways are few in number and widely separated. Therefore, waterfowl's reliance on these geographic links makes them vulnerable to loss of key staging areas.

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