Migration and navigation are characteristics that are innate, however, there are some learning components as well. That is why the young must learn the small techniques from the experienced birds to know how to navigate themselves in the air. Birds will use the same route from home to the migration location so through experience, the young bird must follow the route and remember it from heart. Through annual migration, the young will attain migratory tools to improve their navigation and they will less likely be lost. The best example is the Baby Indigo Buntings. They are not capable of navigating themselves from birth. So adults will teach them how to look at the star and orient themselves prior to their first migration. The baby bird will practice navigation one month before departure and learn how to look at the bright starts.
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