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19:11 Sep 14, 2010 |
Polish to English translations [PRO] Science - Zoology / birds' life | |||||||
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4 | resting area |
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4 | staging area |
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3 | gathering / roosting / converging spot |
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resting area Explanation: propozycja zgodnie z linkami - właśnie o żurawiach Reference: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/c... Reference: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V... |
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gathering / roosting / converging spot Explanation: 15. Platte River/Rowe Sanctuary in south central Nebraska March and early April each year over 500,000 sandhill cranes along with hundreds of thousands of ducks and geese converge on the Platte. Rowe Sanctuary is located right in the heart of the sandhill crane staging area where the birds can be viewed in huge gatherings on their nighttime roosts. http://www.birdzilla.com/birding-hot-spots.html What an incredible sight the birds are as they migrate and converge through the Central Migration Flyway located right north of Minden on the Platte River - http://mindennebraska.org/events.htm |
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staging area Explanation: a roost is usually where birds spend the night; a staging area is where they gather before flying as a group during migration or to a night roost. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staging_area Reference: http://www.google.com/search?q=staging+area+%2B+birds&source... |
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