Young whoopers stay the course when they follow a wise old bird
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Small migratory birds age faster in stressful places, study reveals
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As robins disperse, West Nile mosquitoes switch diet to humans: Q&A with Smithsonian ornithologist Peter Marra
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New study determines bill size in birds varies according to climate
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Eighty percent of urban fledgling catbirds killed by predators
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Earthworms to blame for decline of Ovenbirds in northern Midwest forests, study reveals
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Urban songbirds adjust melodies to adapt to life in the big city, Smithsonian scientists find
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It’s no sweat for salt marsh sparrows to beat the heat if they have a larger bill
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Smithsonian scientists find declining rainfall is a major influence for migrating birds
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Alarming number of fledgling, suburban catbirds fall prey to domestic cats, study finds
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New archaeological evidence reveals California’s Channel Islands as North America’s earliest seafaring economy
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Scientists Determine Geese Involved in Hudson River Plane Crash Were Migratory
