The concepts and terminology of bird navigation

By K. Able. 2001

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Site fidelity and homing behavior in juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) (2003, background): “Instead, it appears likely that the turtles determined their position relative to the capture area by relying on information available at the release site, an ability that fulfills the definition of map-based navigation (Able 2000).”
Goal navigation and island-finding in sea turtles (2008, background): “Animals capable of homing are often said to possess both a positional or “map” sense and a directional or “compass” sense; the map sense is used to determine position relative to a destination (or at least the direction toward the goal), while the compass sense is used to maintain a heading toward t”
How Migrants Get There: Migratory Performance and Orientation (2007, background): “To do so, animals are expected to use one or several compasses in combination with a map (Able 2001, Åkesson 2003).”
Temporal and spatial patterns of repeated migratory journeys by ospreys (2006, background): “... migration corridors, with flight paths often running 100–400 km apart (east–west separation) between journeys (Figs 4, 5). Sometimes distances between flight paths were even larger, up to 460–660 km in three individuals and up to 1400 km in one male (Fig. 5). These mean and maximum distances bet”