Some claim that migratory birds have an innate homing sense that allows them to return to the same areas year after year  However, there is little evidence to support this belief, since the studies testing whether the accuracy of birds' migratory patterns is due to such an innate ability are inconclusive
After all, birds may simply navigate using landmarks, just as humans do, and we do not say that humans have an innate sense of direction simply because they find their way home time after time
There is as yet little reason to accept that birds have an innate homing sense.