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My Latest Column: Solve an Avian Murder Mystery
My latest "Bird Watcher" column for The Record is a murder mystery called "The Case of the Spurious Sparrow." Can you solve it?
The column features detective work by the legendary Stiles Thomas, and a nifty House Sparrow pic by Barbara Dilger. (House Sparrows were the murder victims.)
Link is here.
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Ah…I see those menacing GRACKLES are at it again!
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Cowbirds. “Spurious” because the Cowbirds were attempting to take over the House Sparrow nests. All of the victims were females (defending the nest) or juveniles (in the nest).
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Ah…I see those menacing GRACKLES are at it again!
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Cowbirds. “Spurious” because the Cowbirds were attempting to take over the House Sparrow nests. All of the victims were females (defending the nest) or juveniles (in the nest).