most of the apple crop is picked by migratory workers migratory birds heading south for the winter
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Timing matters even in urban areas, where city parks and green spaces often sit along key migratory routes.—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026 Critics have argued that the approach serves the priorities of rich donor countries that prefer to stop migration earlier in a migratory route, even when the migration in question is forced rather than voluntary.—Kelsey Norman, The Conversation, 18 June 2026 Spend a day hiking or biking around the land that’s home to all kinds of wild species, from fish to migratory and resident birds to reptiles.—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 June 2026 Additionally, these highly migratory turtles may swim more than 10,000 miles a year between their nesting and foraging grounds.—Pat Mueller, USA Today, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for migratory