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STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES
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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Migratory birds: They bring the songs of spring

A tree swallow lands on a limb at the Montlake Fill near Husky Stadium in Seattle, one of many migratory birds arriving from Central and South America. Such birds travel up to 125 miles a day, and even if caged will flutter their wings during migration time.