Coming of the late fall and then winter is signaled by successive migration to the South of two or three species of birds which fly wedge-like (Zugvogel)
| Areal ID | Tradition |
| 4.2.3.2 | Karelians |
| 4.2.4.2 | Estonians |
| 4.3.1.1 | Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks) |
| 4.3.2.1 | Mari (Cheremis) |