Millions of birds are heading south for the winter. AccuWeather's Emmy Victor shows us how bird watchers are enjoying fall migration.
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00:00 As the days get shorter and the temperatures get cooler,
00:03 the sights and sounds of millions of birds heading south for the winter increases.
00:08 The weather is about to change in another few weeks.
00:10 It's going to be cold and we won't have the,
00:12 it won't be as nice as it is right now to come out and see the,
00:16 see the birds and they'll probably, most of them will be flying away for the winter.
00:20 The annual phenomenon brings out nature enthusiasts looking to get a bird's eye view of their migration.
00:26 Birds, some of them are very, very small and if you're looking at them from a distance,
00:31 the binoculars just help see their colors and patterns a little bit better.
00:36 About a dozen people made many birds feel welcome as they flew through a forest preserve in Chicago.
00:42 So we saw great blue herons and a bunch of great egrets.
00:46 There was more great egrets out on the marsh than I've ever seen.
00:49 We also had that American kestrel, which was great.
00:53 The really small falcon.
00:55 What they couldn't see through the trees, they heard over the course of the morning.
00:59 We heard in the woods today the cat bird.
01:02 They're called cat birds because they go meow, kind of a cat sound.
01:06 Bird walks are a free and popular fall activity held at most parks around the country.
01:11 If you can't get out to one, you can always attract birds to your home.
01:15 I have some native plantings and I have bird feeders and so,
01:20 and it's during migration that I sometimes surprised at what might show up at the feeders.
01:26 The good news is there's still plenty of time to see them on their journey.
01:30 Birds typically migrate through mid to late November.
01:33 Reporting in Chicago for AccuWeather, I'm Emmy Victor.
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