Soaring of Birds
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Routes of migrating soaring birds
Soaring migrants travelling through Israel use three principal routes which are used in the opposite directions during the spring and autumn: (1) the Western Route lies mainly along the western edge of the central mountain range, ( 2 ) the Eastern Route lies mainly along the Jordan Valley, crossing the mountain range during part of the day, continuing southward along the Dead Sea towards the Si...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1880
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/023010b0