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the act of moving or being moved out of one place and into another The family spent months planning their migration to a new country.
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Recent Examples of migrations Western monarch butterflies are known for their long-distance migrations from Mexico to overwintering sites across coastal California, including the Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove. —
Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026 With year-round beauty—whale migrations in winter, wildflowers in spring, vineyards in fall—the Surfliner is one of the most relaxing and convenient ways to explore California. —Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026 Like any other predators, channel catfish tune into spring migrations and movements of baitfish. —Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026 More than a century on from the world Steinbeck documented, the migrations continue. —Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026 The local population could relish seeing their own history recreated, from the early migrations from Europe to the present day. —John Haddad, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026 Shellear rock climbing migrations appear to mostly take place between April and May at the end of the rainy season. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026 This challenge is part of a larger global trend of collapsing fish migrations, a problem that could impact millions of people. —Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026 Allen’s hummingbirds are year-round residents in Southern California but the rufous is a rarer visitor that passes through during spring and fall migrations while traveling between winter homes in Mexico to as far north as Alaska in the summer. —Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026 With year-round beauty—whale migrations in winter, wildflowers in spring, vineyards in fall—the Surfliner is one of the most relaxing and convenient ways to explore California. —Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026 Like any other predators, channel catfish tune into spring migrations and movements of baitfish. —Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026 More than a century on from the world Steinbeck documented, the migrations continue. —Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026 The local population could relish seeing their own history recreated, from the early migrations from Europe to the present day. —John Haddad, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026 Shellear rock climbing migrations appear to mostly take place between April and May at the end of the rainy season. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026 This challenge is part of a larger global trend of collapsing fish migrations, a problem that could impact millions of people. —Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026 Allen’s hummingbirds are year-round residents in Southern California but the rufous is a rarer visitor that passes through during spring and fall migrations while traveling between winter homes in Mexico to as far north as Alaska in the summer. —Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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