flyway

American  

[flahy-wey] / ˈflaɪˌweɪ /

noun

1. a route between breeding and wintering areas taken by concentrations of migrating birds.

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Etymology

Origin of flyway

First recorded in 1890–95; fly ² + way ¹

Example Sentences

“It sounds like his flock takes the eastern flyways. They’d never come this far west.”

From Literature

In 2017, an outbreak of H7N9 occurred along the Mississippi flyway, probably starting in late February, but reported only in March.

From Los Angeles Times

Ultimately, the environmental alterations humans have made, like developing farmland underneath one of the greatest migratory bird flyways, serve to provide avian influenza with a consistent source of hosts.

From Salon

Instead, it is called D1 and originates from wild birds that likely came along the migratory Pacific flyway.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Planning Department recognizes that Chicago’s location along a major flyway poses a hazard for migrating birds,” Mr. Strazzabosco said.

From New York Times