Date: 6/13/26 8:19 am From: Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...> Subject: [birders] Do birds commute?
We all know that different phases of life present different challenges and we make big decisions because of them. At some point in life, people may have considered living somewhere, just “because of the schools”. Later, we put-up with rush hour traffic in a congested city because we’re performing some industrial job while saving for retirement etc. I’ve heard about “breeding grounds” for migrating birds but what about our more localized species? I ask because some birds seem to like my yard for raising offspring but once fledged…they disappear. Do they have in their portfolios, places to breed, places to feed, places to visit and relax? I’m also wondering if these “zones” can overlap or be exchanged? Maybe a couple Cardinals come to my yard for a snack but have a nest down the street while perhaps the resident Cardinals from THAT house have built a nest in MY shrubs. Sometimes I wonder how their priorities might be ranked or maybe that ranking is dynamic? Do they take their offspring and vacate a breeding area once fledged to keep predators from habituating on that special spot? Will they refuse to linger somewhere food is especially abundant for the same reason? With sudden death always lurking in the shadows, can they ever really relax?
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