Learn about the world’s longest-distance avian migrants. Here are the top ten!
Arctic Tern
Sooty Shearwater
Northern Wheater
Pectoral Sandpiper
Short-tailed Shearwater
Bar-tailed Godwit
Red Knot
Great Snipe
Wandering Albatross
Adelie Penguin
And the top prize for the world’s smallest long-distance migrant goes to…..(drum roll please)
The Rufous Hummingbird!
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How to Sketch Barn Owls
My Costa Rica Birding Big (sketching) Day
Tips for Sketching Birds
How to Sketch Kestrels
Celebrate Vultures
How to Draw Hummingbirds
Identifying Warblers in the Spring
The American Dipper
How to Sketch Parrots
Autumnal Recrudescence
How to Draw Bluebirds
A Black-headed Grosbeak Nest (video)
Kid’s Bird Coloring Pages