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BirdNote® Navigating by the Earth’s Magnetic Field

Migrating birds have a unique way of using the Earth’s magnetic field to help them find their way.

Modern technology has made it easy for us humans to get around. All we need to do is plug in our coordinates to a GPS, and we’re good to go. But, as BirdNote®’s Michael Stein reports, migrating birds have some unusual ways of charting their flight path.