More than 200 species have been registered in the Protected Natural Area, 81 of which are migratory.
“Sing, Fly and Soar Like the Birds!” is the motto to commemorate World Migratory Bird Day, which is celebrated this Saturday, October 9, with the aim of raising awareness about the importance of this natural cycle of various species from Canada and the United States to Mexico and Central America.
Bird migration is a movement that some species make from their nesting sites to wintering areas and vice versa, caused by changes in the environment, such as low temperatures and the availability of food during the cold season in their place of origin.
Some studies estimate that 80% of birds travel in the dark, when drafts are milder. These species combine different senses to navigate, and can orient themselves through the stars and the moon or by means of the magnetic field with the earth, and in some cases, such as that of pigeons, through their sense of smell.
In the La Primavera Forest, the sighting of some species has already begun, such as Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi,) which nests in the northeast of North America, and is characterized by its dominant colors yellow and black. Also the black-crowned warbler (Cardellina pusilla,) which are characterized by being yellow in color and having a black crown on the head. This bird nests in Alaska, Canada, and the east coast of the United States. And the gray-black warbler (Setophaga nigrescens,) also known as the gray warbler, with its characteristic yellow spot in front of the eye.
In the Protected Natural Area migrating birds may remain until March, when they return to their breeding areas in the north to complete their cycle on this journey that they carry out annually.
In areas with secondary vegetation such as tepame trees, tacote, and the huizache, you can see sparrows, wall-hogs, or even hummingbirds. In the areas with primary vegetation composed of pines and oaks, there are sightings of warblers, charas, flycatchers, woodpeckers, and some seedeaters.
In the La Primavera Forest, more than 200 species of birds have been registered, of which 81 are migratory, that represent 60% of the fauna of the ANP.
World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated twice a year, on the second Saturday of the months of May and October, dates when the migration seasons begin.
This celebration is made possible by the collaboration between the UN treaties - the Convention on Migratory Species and the Agreement on Migratory Waterfowl of Africa and Eurasia, in addition to the active participation of the organization Environment for the Americas, the East Asia-Australasian Air Corridor Association, BirdLife International, and various other organizations.