Bird migration compass: stars, magnetism, and stopover fuel

A 5-beat faceless video outline for “Bird migration compass: stars, magnetism, and stopover fuel” in the Animal behavior explained niche, derived from caption timing of 2 reference videos.

Angles

• Ask how birds know where to go before listing species
• Split compass cues: stars, magnetism, landmarks — caption-backed
• Add the peril/stopover fuel beat without gore
• Close on a multi-cue checklist rather than one magic sense

Beat-by-beat structure

1. Hook (0:00–0:30): night sky full of travelers — promise the navigation kit.
2. Compass gallery (0:30–3:30): celestial, magnetic, visual routes.
3. Fuel & risk (3:30–5:30): stopovers and why the journey is costly.
4. Takeaway (5:30–6:30): birds combine cues; so should your explanation.
5. Recap. Original narration only.

Reference videos

• How Do Birds Know Where To Go When They Migrate? 4JUYyMHOHb8
• Bird migration, a perilous journey - Alyssa Klavans Q-mMMpl_T80

Method

yt-dlp VTT captions (manual/uploader only) → timed beat heuristics → editorial topic synthesis (no ASR). Structure only; write original narration.