Interview: Dr. Rosalind Renfrew on the Bobolinks' winter diet
Thursday May 22, 2008
Mitch Wertlieb
Colchester, VT
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You've no doubt seen the Bobolink in Vermont. It's a medium sized American songbird--black underneath and white on the back. It sounds a little like a well-known Star Wars character, as we'll hear--and it has an amazing capacity for long migration.
But where the Bobolink spends its time far away from Vermont is now a cause for concern.
Dr. Rosalind Renfrew of the Vermont Center for Eco-Studies is conducting a study into some new dietary habits the Bobolink has picked up in its winter vacation home.
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