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North Carolina sits along a popular flyway for migrating birds, which can spread avian flu from farm to farm, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
The adjacent 74,000-acre Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge was founded in 1928 and is a key nesting and migratory bird stopover area for millions of ducks, geese, cranes, swans and myriad shorebirds that traverse the Pacific and Central flyways.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge One of many shoreline stops along the migratory flyway, Bon Secour is a great place to spot a wide variety of species.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Outbreak maps in 2022 showed the flu moving along the migratory flyway over the Missouri River basin.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
The adjacent 74,000-acre Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge was founded in 1928 and is a key nesting and migratory bird stopover area for millions of ducks, geese, cranes, swans and myriad shorebirds that traverse the Pacific and Central flyways.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge One of many shoreline stops along the migratory flyway, Bon Secour is a great place to spot a wide variety of species.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Outbreak maps in 2022 showed the flu moving along the migratory flyway over the Missouri River basin.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Flyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flyway. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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flyway
noun
fly·way
-ˌwā 
: an established air route of birds that migrate
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