Rice Ain’t Necessarily Nice for Wintering Bobolinks
10,000 Birds
JUNE 28, 2017
A new study published in The Condor analyzed the feathers of Bobolinks to determine what they eat after they leave their North American breeding grounds and fly south for the winter. Rice farmers may use pesticides, or other methods to prevent the birds from eating their crops, further hastening the decline of the species.
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