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There are four major flyways in North America, the north-south routes that migratory birds take between Canada and Central and South America each year.
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Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
For years the working assumption was that H5N1 would enter Australia from the north, carried by migratory birds moving down the East Asian flyway.
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John Drake,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The amount of migratory birds overhead varies according to what the weather is and where you are located along the flyway.
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K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
Two migratory flyways converge over the state, making the Texas coast a prime birding spot.
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Pam Leblanc,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
For years the working assumption was that H5N1 would enter Australia from the north, carried by migratory birds moving down the East Asian flyway.
—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The amount of migratory birds overhead varies according to what the weather is and where you are located along the flyway.
—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
Two migratory flyways converge over the state, making the Texas coast a prime birding spot.
—
Pam Leblanc,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Flyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flyway. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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flyway
noun
fly·way
-ˌwā 
: an established air route of birds that migrate
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