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NOVA•Season 1•Episode 8

Bird Brain: The Mystery of Bird Navigation

Apr 21, 197455 min

Birds migrate in search of perpetual summer, sometimes traveling as much as 20,000 miles every year. NOVA uses radar to track and identify migrating birds that travel at night, focusing on how they coose routes tat avoid bad weather and make the best of prevailing

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Episode Summary

"Bird Brain: The Mystery of Bird Navigation" is episode 8 of NOVA season 1. It aired on April 21, 1974.

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