How to Use migratory in a Sentence

migratory

adjective
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  • Oceanic whitetip shark facts The sharks: Are a highly migratory species in the open ocean.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
  • This is known as a birder’s boon — more than 85 species of migratory birds are known to come through.
    — Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Wild migratory birds are believed to be the source of the infection, the USDA had said.
    — USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
  • That is one of the biggest flyaway zones for migratory birds.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Facebook This comic is an ode to all the migratory birds out there.
    — Natalia Cardona Puerta, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • For a migratory bird, good timing is a matter of life or death.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Around 2005, the virus spilled over into migratory birds, which have since spread it across the world in several big waves.
    — Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The reserve is home to migratory birds, polar bears and calving grounds for the Teshekpuk Lake caribou herd.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Nov. 2022
  • To get from point A to point B, hummingbirds, and hundreds of other species of migratory birds, need to find food and habitat along the way.
    — The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
  • The lake remains dry the majority of the time but fills several feet in wet years and serves as a stop-over for migratory birds.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • That’s more than a quarter of all birds lost in less than a lifetime, most of them migratory species that journey thousands of miles each year.
    — Julie Wraithmell, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The United States and Ukraine were plotting to use migratory birds to spread pathogens throughout Europe.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The algae is a crucial food source for brine shrimp that live in the lake, which in turn are crucial food sources for the millions of migratory birds that travel through the area each year.
    — Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Chicago sits in the middle of the migratory paths of hundreds of species attracted by the city’s bright lights, lakefront parks and open water.
    — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Experts say bird flu is spread by ducks, geese and other migratory birds.
    — Terry Chea The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The refuge in the northeastern corner of Alaska is home to grizzly and polar bears, snowy owls, migratory birds and herds of moose and caribou.
    — Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Learn why Worster Lake is a stopover habitat for migratory birds and why ospreys choose Potato Creek.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The resident geese may act as beacons for migratory geese, who look down from the sky and see a place where members of their species have found food and safety, Williams said.
    — Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Even though woodcock are migratory birds, most states do not require you to use non-toxic shot.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The short version: Many mammals and mallards are probably in luck, but sage grouse and migratory birds, not so much.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
  • Beavers, quail, and deer, which haven’t been seen in the area in decades, tiptoe through swampy ponds early in the morning, while migratory birds alight overnight on knolls before flying south.
    — Jake Bittle, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Millions of migratory birds that rely on the lake are now facing habitat loss.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Bison are migratory and may walk as many as 1,000 miles each year to graze, raise offspring, and avoid extreme weather.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 3 Jan. 2023
  • From summer to fall, the stalks, which look like wheat, produce seeds that entice migratory birds and waterfowl.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
  • Most of that loss is driven by migratory bird species, meaning their numbers have fallen even more sharply than those that stay year-round.
    — Kyle Bagenstose, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The burly bridge will benefit elk and the other migratory species that inhabit the transition zone between the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The most likely culprit in such a scenario may be birds, owing to their migratory nature.
    — Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 16 Aug. 2023
  • As part of the annual rite, men would climb down the volcano’s 1,000-foot cliffs and swim into the sea to a nearby islet, racing to be the first to return to the village with an egg of a migratory bird, the sooty tern.
    — Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
  • In the past 50 years, the population of birds in the United States and Canada has dropped nearly 30%, with migratory species facing some of the steepest declines.
    — Christina Larson, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The climbing lake levels are important for millions of migratory birds that depend on the lake, Shoop said.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023

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