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
  • The park attracts over 300 species of birds, many of which are migratory.
    — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2022
  • In the fall, the river serves as a stop for migratory birds flocking south.
    — Farnaz Fassihi, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • The preserve is also a stopover site for the 121 species of migratory birds that have been spotted to date.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024
  • Wild migratory birds are believed to be the source of the infection, the USDA had said.
    — USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Like a flock of rare migratory birds, the private chefs of the Hamptons have arrived for the summer.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
  • On land at camp, the air is often filled with a symphony of sound from the calls of the migratory songbirds.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 July 2021
  • Utah is one of nine states that allow the hunting of migratory swans.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • The girls cut and glued pieces of glass together in the shape of swallows and other migratory birds.
    — Stephanie García, baltimoresun.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • At this point, the only fowl that have been detected with the disease in the U.S. are migratory birds.
    — oregonlive, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Some researchers say that with changing migratory patterns of wild birds around the world, the bird flu may be here to stay.
    — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 10 May 2022
  • Most migratory birds take to the skies around sunset each evening, returning to the ground as the sun rises.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2021
  • For a migratory bird, good timing is a matter of life or death.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2023
  • As the Great Salt Lake dries up, migratory birds could vanish.
    — Sara Tabin, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 July 2021
  • Tourists come here every year to see the northern lights or watch for migratory birds.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
  • 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 many eggs that horseshoe crabs lay on the beach — which can number in the tens of thousands per female — are food for more than 20 species of migratory birds.
    — Benji Jones, Vox, 28 June 2024
  • But concerns about the spread of virus and how well it’s being tracked in migratory species on this side of the Chesapeake Bay, prompted a change in plans, Evitts said.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The eerie tufa towers and migratory birds of Mono Lake.
    — Christopher Reynoldsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022
  • The study showed that by turning off half the lights at the structure could reduce the rate of bird mortality in 60% of migratory birds.
    — Tatyana Turner, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Rusteberg likened it to the movement of migratory birds.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2022
  • The governor said that 10 million migratory birds, and thousands of boaters and hunters, flock to the lake every year.
    — Jeff Parrott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • In the spring and fall, migratory birds make death-defying trips between distant sites, sometimes traveling from Canada all the way down to Mexico or South America.
    — Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Unlike the tiny mosquitoes, migratory birds travel hundreds of miles.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024

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