flyway

noun

fly·way ˈflī-ˌwā

: an established air route of migratory birds

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Instead, it is called D1 and probably originated in wild birds migrating along the Pacific flyway. —

Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 First up is a easy, 2.5-mile birding walk on Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., along the Baylands’ sloughs, San Francisquito Creek and the marshlands, a major migratory flyway for birds. —

Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024 View, Then Do! Credit: HHMI/Tangled Bank Studios Shorebirds fly thousands of miles each year along ancient and largely unknown migratory routes called flyways. —

Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024 The city is not only positioned on the north shore of Lake Ontario, but sits at the intersection of two forest regions, the confluence of multiple migratory bird flyways and within a sprawling ravine system. —

Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flyway