What a fabulous documentary, this deserves far more views, I wish more people cared about the plight of our birds. Presence of healthy bird populations correlates with a healthy ecosystem. When will we stop putting our selfish human material "needs" over the importance of preserving biodiversity? It behooves all humans to protect our fellow creatures.

One of the best documentaries on migration I've seen. Thorough, great video, and so interesting! I've heard the first songbird here in Rhode Island and with the great weather coming this week, I eagerly anticipate more arriving soon! Thanks for a great story Childs and team!

Great documentary; I'm particularly amazed by how so many birds opt for crossing the Gulf rather than going along the coast, and how (relatively) quickly they do so - I'd have thought it would take weeks. I saw this recommended on Reddit and passed on the recommendation to an online friend of mine who was curious about bird documentaries.

I love birds.Thank you for including the names of the birds.

I get hummingbirds at my property here in south central Florida. They lay-over here from around the second week of October until Thanksgiving Day. I’ve been told that there are barges and other large boats in the Gulf of Mexico that put out feeders for them to recharge and rest. What a great thing to do. Thank You so much for this video. You have answered several questions I have had for years. I lived in the Rochester, NY area for 23 years and my wife and I had 7 bird feeders out under the maple tree all year round. I see several of the birds we fed here in your video.

This is hands down one of the best documentaries about birds I have ever seen. And by far the best about bird migration. I rarely comment on KZfaq but this jewel deserves a thumbs up and a comment. Absolute must-see. Thanks so much and keep up the great work!

This is by far the most complete film about bird migration that I have ever seen (and I've seen quite a lot!). The radar images, the weather charts, the immense number of species filmed..... it's just perfect!

This is an astounding perspective on nature and birds from a human perspective. I watched it twice in a row and will more. This documentary is as true and pragmatic as nature itself. This is about birds and earth their habitat, it's not about making a video, it not about using nature as a product to entertain people, this is for nature and for us. It's time to change our laws fondations herited from the XIX century industrial revolution that assumed an infinite supply of nature and an infinite earth to provide it and write new laws that reflect the true cost of buldozing trees and to start charging these costs to corporations. Our earth is not in infinite supply, habitats are not in infinite supplies. Let's not let a minority of rich individuals dictate the preservation of laws that ignore the true cost of habitat destruction for their gains. Globalism and a finance system build on an infinite supply of currency backed by nothing means the enslavement of the masses and the destruction of nature for the benefit of a global superclass of oligarchs. Governements are dead, or puppets behind the wheel. Pulling the strings are oligarchs and banksters who own the rotten mainstream medias. Nothing more can be expected from zombies governments serving globalist oligarchs and finaniciers. The masses of people must regain control of their destiny. Educating people and understanding the situation we are in is the first step to correct it.

First of all, thank you for this marvelous documentary. I don't have words to praise how valuable and well done is this film. It should be seen by every nature lover, ornithological entity and bird watcher, at least in the Western Hemisphere. I live in the Caribbean, specifically in Puerto Rico, and we have the privilege to have many of the species shown in your film during the fall and until spring. It was fascinating to see many of those migratory birds with their spectacular plumage and hearing their lovely songs. Looking forward to visit one or more of the fabulous places identified int he documentary, to have the opportunity of watching those perfectly beautiful birds foraging in those habitats. Thanks again to you and to all that gave you support that allowed you to produce this documentary.

Love of nature is a sign of love to God our creator. I love your filming of animals and birds.

If only life could be as calm as this man's voice, and the soft whistles of the birds.how is it that animals can get along but we can't! They have no currency "money" to fight over.

This is a great film, thanks for making it available!

Shalom .Thank you. Watching from Australia. 73 Praise the Lord 37

What a wonderful film! Shows years of study and much effort must have been made to get so many fine photos of these song birds. Such a professional, amazing job of explaining the story of migration in understandable terms with the up-to-date radar maps, maps, weather currents, illustrations combined with seeing so many wonderful species. It is a fine training film, testing our quickness to key in on the identifying features. And the dramatic music adds to the charm. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

Thanks!

Thanks very much for this. Your film didn't pander by being cutesy or overly dramatic or trying to be super-cool. You were respectful to your target audience and let the phenomenon speak for itself. Extremely informative and filled in a number of big blank spots I had in my knowledge of the subject. Very well done, and thanks again. (I live near Chicago, and there's a place in town on Lake Michigan known as The Magic Hedge in a park called Montrose Point that attracts a truly astonishing concentration of migrants, and which is most famous for its warblers.)

This is a beautiful learning experience. Thank you!

What a superb documentary, thank you kindly, I've learned so much! Now everytime I gaze at my bird feeders, I will think back to the knowledge you've provided here to appreciate these glorious creatures 🥰💕

Absolutely beautiful documentary. I’m an avid birder. Have seen all birds except wimbrel and prothonotary and cape may. Never looses its thrill

Fantastic video to watch over & over again. So pleasurable. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣

This shows what a miracle nature truly is. Thank you so much.

Thoroughly enjoyed this video! Thanks for posting.

wonderful documentary. I live on the north Florida Gulf coast and have sent this to my sister who lives in Australia 🇦🇺. thank you!

What a beautiful video. So many different kinds of birds. The accompanying explamation makes the video more significant. Thank you.

You'd think there would be a lot of great documentaries about birds, especially for birders and bird lovers. Sadly there's just isn't. This however, this is a gem. Displaying the names along with the detailed narrative of North American migration- the actual where and when's. Beautiful shots of many species. Great documentary.

I can't thank you all for this Documentry saw it months ago loved it always Animals and birds are our first teachers on the planet

Wonderful! Thanks for including the names of all the birds. Very helpful.

Excellent documentary, thanks for posting

I love the science behind the migratory behavior revealed with such intensity. Very impressive stuff.

*Outstanding* presentation! Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Excellent job. You answered many questions I had about crossing the gulf.

WoW ! 🙂 So I just finished a 4200 mile round trip, which took me to South Padre Island, Texas in late April, and the only storm of the entire migration, hit on the second day of my 3 1/2 days there, causing a moderate fallout. I got great photos of most of the birds in this documentary. Perfect timing 🙂 Two weeks later, my excitement still hasn't warn off. And this video has me totally fired back up again. I had been looking for a video which totally explains the Neo Tropical migration. And this one totally does 👍 I have saved the link so I can forward it to several fellow birders, and so I can watch it again, maybe a few more times 🙂

Beautifully done. Thank you for all the hard work you did. Magnificent work.

Oh that was marvelous! Words can’t explain just how amazing Gods creatures are. Thank you, I learned so much and appreciate all your work. 😊

It’s amazing. Such hard workers. It’s amazing how they navigate. God is wonderful with His creation.

What an outstanding video! I learned so much! Thank you

Wonderfull, wonderful. Thankyou from the Netherlands. I am a birder for 50 years and in Europe there is a decline. So sad to see

What an outstanding video! I learned so much thank you for posting it

Absolutely top notch documentary.

Most beautiful and informative birding video online, especially on warblers. All you need to know to track and identify them. Bravo!

That was terrific! Thanks for posting this great piece!

Nature is amazing! In late April I saw a hummingbird. It was a metallic green. I was surprised.

What a jewel of a documentary!

watched this video about 10 times already. also shared it with my birder friends.

I know you have posted this on KZfaq for a while but I must say I have been looking for a migration documentary about crossing the gulf for a very long time and I want to thank you so much for making and posting a video.

18.3.2023.Very good and best.Thank you.

AH!!!!! What a miracle of photography to spy lovingly and ever so carefully AND patiently on these tiny, extraordinary, brave wonders of life. I try to imagine them at 10,000 feet looking all around and going ever onwards and onwards. Thank you, thank you thank you! And the music was perfect. I have been mesmerised by birds since my first memory. I wouldn't be able to see them all even if I were there on Galveston island or anywhere around the Gulf, so your film is a gift to this septuagenarian in Australia, as it is to everyone who has watched it ...again and again. And yet there is the chill of the facts and stats about the declining numbers. Every aspect of the story you've told makes a gentle claim on our heart as well as our head. Stay safe and well...and blessings to all involved. :)

I thank the people dedicating their fantastic shared information on a favorite subject

what a wonderful video: plenty of birds seen and identified, a lot of explanation about the migratory process. I am new to birding (I'm 78) and won't be able to see many of these birds so I am very happy to see and enjoy them here. Thank you for this beautiful video and the Story of Spring.

I Love birds !!! Thanks; Mr. Jackson !!! Greetings & The Best of Luck & Life from Ireland !!! Renzo *

This came on in the middle of the night and had my cat TRIPPING lmao

Thanks for uploading. Love it!

So beautiful birds and great views

Very nice documentary. Thank you.

Thank you

Excellent film!!

Wow! Learned a lot. Grateful to live in south Mississippi where I can see many of these birds in mt yard ever April and October- November.

Wow. Thank you for beautiful video. From fiji island god bless

I loved this video. Very informative and great videography.

I've watched this like 5 billion times approximately and will keep on going. Also, here in Webster Texas, I get to see a butt ton of birds migrate through behind my fence and in my yard.

Marvelous..fascinating..perfect voice narration..appropriate comical comments..

Wow! Awesome and so informative.

This surely was educational and so very enjoyable to learn many of the migration intricacies. I thoroughly enjoyed your hard work doing this. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for this informative documentary. I just started birding 3 weeks ago. 🥰

Very well produced and full of great information. I'm planning a birding trip to coastal Texas Spring 2017 and this helped coalesce my itinerary. Thanks.

Love your video too much! Thank you!

I love this video! I use it for my Ornithology class at Cal State LA -- even though it is focused on eastern migration, the lessons in this video are fantastic. My students love it.

Such a informative documentary with beautiful birds. I used to think that only Nat Geo or Discovery channel has ability to produce such documentaries. A job very well done.

Stunning video! Well done! I've visited the Texas Gulf Coast for many years in April specifically for bird migration and then catch the birds again in May where I live in the north. There is nothing as fascinating and awe-inspiring as witnessing these tiny creatures in migration!

That was fun.Nice job!

What a wonderful film! Thank you for bringing it to us!

Beautiful documentary.......... Thank You. Gorgeous scenery and music !!!

Fabulous video. Love all the footage of birds and that the birds are al identified. Thank you for this taste of spring during my Canadian winter.

This was such a treat! Very exciting to see lots of places I know. Mt Auburn Cemetery is right down the street from me! I've always been reluctant to go into a cemetery to watch birds. It feels disrespectful. But, really excited to see the 4000 footers in New Hampshire! We are hiking Mt. Washington in two weeks! I will keep my eye open for Magnolia, Blackburnian and Black throated blue warblers! (I have no need to keep an eye open for black throated green. He's everywhere.)

This is wonderful. So full of beauty and information.

Amazing Thank You!!!

Fantastic video - I live in Ontario, Canada and about 30 warbler species breed in our province (they are my favourite group of birds - love the beautiful footage of males singing in their northern breeding grounds) - thanks for posting.

Very good documentry. I like it .

I was lucky today, I got to watch scarlet managers, red breasted grosbeaks, blubirds and warblers visit our feeders today. It was cold and blustery here on the southern border of NY, so I made a new batch of suet for them. It had sugar, cornmeal, peanut butter, raisins, meal worms and bird mix with various nuts. The manager scolded me when I put it in the cage holder, I guess I was not doing as fast as he liked. They sure did enjoy it. And I enjoyed watching ear healthy snacks. Oranges in the morning.

I love birds thanks

Thanks awesome job! Amazing job! Enjoyed tremendously

That was really a treat. Loved it!

Fantastic! Thank you so much!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Protect & treasure them.

Awesome. Thank you.

Outstanding documentary. Thanks so much. A wonderful insight into bird species and their migration - a complete revelation to me here in Sydney, Australia,

very well done, thanks for posting.

Very nice Thanks for sharing - My bird feeder in Phuket Thailand & totally different Birds here :) 🐦🐦 Good to watch different breeds :)

If I had wings I would fly to the south in the beginning of october, to return around april, it is not the cold but those weeks that the sun does not shine for a second.

Outstanding! 👏👏👏

Wonderful!! How beautiful birds migration. Iove our natural beauty and thinking about it. How wonderful planet creator created for US.

Lovely Birding Video. I really love the birds.

Beautiful.

Thank you for sharing!

Beautiful!

Thank you!

Beautiful

A VERY PEACEFUL Animals. BEAUTIFUL VIDEO GOD BLESS YOU FRIEND !!

Fabulous video, I felt like I was actually there in the forests, watching and listening to those birds. Thank you so much for sharing with us. I hope to visit one day.

Fantastic video of birds migration documentary. You are a true nature lover.