Central Flyway

The other primary migration routes for North American birds includes the Atlantic, Mississippi and Pacific Flyways. The Central Flyway merges with the Mississippi Flyway between Missouri and the Gulf of Mexico.

Locations

The Central Flyway goes through the American states of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota; the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories; and the majority of Mexico. In northern Manitoba, the flyway intersects with the Atlantic and Mississippi Flyways.

Over 100 National Wildlife Refuges lie within the American part of the flyway, including the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. Notable Canadian sites in the flyway include Galloway Bay and Miry Bay (the west end of Lake Diefenbaker), Saskatchewan, and Beaverhill Lake, Alberta.