migratory

mi·gra·tory (mī′grə tôr′ē)

adjective

modif.

Having fixed habits of migration; said especially of birds
seasonal, transient, impermanent, emigrating, immigrating, passing over, like birds of passage, here for the winter, arrived for the summer, in a flyway.
Antonyms local*, hibernating, nonmigratory.
Given to moving; said especially of transient labor
shifting, changing, unsettled, casual, roving, wandering, nomadic, tramp, vagrant, on the move; see also temporary.
Antonyms permanent*, steady*, settled.

Modifies a noun

salmonids: Farms are often infected by migratory salmonids traveling upstream from other infected areas.
waterbird: Annually the UK hosts over 5 million migratory waterbirds.
waterfowl: All these conditions are less good for migratory waterfowl which have declined in number.
wildfowl: Migratory wildfowl, especially ducks, are natural carriers of the viruses.
bird: In the United States climate changes have led to migratory birds arriving up to three weeks earlier in the spring.
wader: Migratory waders on the other hand, could find alternative feeding grounds, albeit with loss of numbers.

Modifying Another Word

highly: In the north and east they are highly migratory, heading west and south during autumn.
not: The species is resident in the UK and is generally not migratory.
particularly: This will allow fish, particularly migratory trout, to ascend to their spawning grounds upstream.
especially: The flu can affect all types of birds, especially migratory fowl.
mainly: Wildfowling involves shooting mainly migratory ducks and geese from the foreshore on marshes and estuaries around the coast.

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