What Animals Migrate In Autumn

When the seasons change animals migrate to new homes.

What animals migrate in autumn. Other migratory creatures include whales and dolphins bats butterflies and fish. Some berries and apples appear on trees during the fall and they are snatched up by humans and animals alike. Monarch butterflies migrate 2950 miles in autumn 5900 miles round trip according to the Nature Education Knowledge Project.

There are some other methods of getting through the autumn. Birds and butterflies also are on the move in autumn. About 50 species in all leave our shores each year on a substantial southward journey to spend the British winter in gentler climates.

Across the world animals of all kinds migrate ranging from huge whales to tiny insects. The cycle is controlled by changes in the amount of daylight and the weather. Many see migration as part of a yearly cycle of changes a bird goes through.

Many species fly south to warmer climates including Monarch butterflies which typically pass through the Charlotte area in late September-early October during their annual migration to Mexico. And we see the arrival of migrant Geese and Swan species in the Autumn as they escape the. Even rarer species like Yellow-browed Warbler are sometimes found amongst tit flocks in October and November.

Why animals are driven to migrate As the year turns millions of birds and animals cross oceans and continents but climate change. The main reason animals migrate is to escape adverse conditions by moving to areas in which conditions are more favourable for their own and their offsprings survival. Some of Britains resident birds like partridges never move than a kilometre from their birthplace but more than 40 per cent of the worlds bird population are migrants.

In North America free-tailed bats migrate in huge numbers to hibernation sites in Texas and Mexico. For example the Arctic tern nests close to the North Pole in the summer. Hibernation is the most appealing tactic if you ask me.