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Do hawks use the stars for guidance at night?

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Bird navigation has been studied extensively, and in part has been determined to include all sorts of techniques which also include star navigation. However, I think hawks primarily migrate during the day, and most likely are using the sun's position to navigate. read more

They use local landmarks to orient themselves to their surroundings.It is thought that night- migrating birds use the stars to navigate, but hawks that migrate only fly during the day. Birds that migrate in the day time usually use the sun to navigate. read more

Yes, hawks and many other birds use stars to navigate. other birds navigate use landscape features, such as coastline, mountains or even motorways! Some also have magnetite above their nostrils. This helps them to use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate. read more

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