Animals That Migrate In Autumn

The Manx shearwater flies across the oceans to spend the winter off Argentina while famously the Arctic tern swaps the extreme north for the extreme south reaching and sometimes circumnavigating Antarctica.

Animals that migrate in autumn. What Do Animals Do in Autumn. In North America free-tailed bats migrate in huge numbers to hibernation sites in Texas and Mexico. Most of bird species that leave Britain in autumn go to Africa but not all.

During the transitional season of autumn many animals embark on migrations so they can spend winter in a warmer location while others stock up on food supplies and build structures to help them endure the impending cold weather. Autumn is the time to look out for hundreds of varieties of migrant birds seeking refuge from the harsh winters of Scandinavia the Arctic and northern Europe. There are some other methods of getting through the autumn and winter.

Hibernating And Migrating Animals - European Hedgehog Is Sleeping In Autumn Leaves Stock Photo. Ruddy Turnstone - PhotoBrian Furby Collection. Birds are the most well-known example of an animal that migrates to survive winter often following their food supply south where temperatures are warmer.

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. So the animals have to either move away migrate or hibernate in the winter. Monarch butterflies migrate 2950 miles in autumn 5900 miles round trip according to the Nature Education Knowledge Project.

The RSPB s Gemma Butlin highlights ten species to look out for this autumn some of which have travelled 6000 miles on their epic migration journeys. They may swim south or move into deeper warmer water. Because temperatures begin to drop during the fall season these creatures begin to find more suitable conditions.

Hibernation is the most appealing tactic if you ask me. In the 1960s only 50000 pink-footed geese overwintered in Britain but now there. Here in the UK the most obvious migrants are birds.