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How Do You Lose A Half-Million Birds?

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In late July and August, something remarkable happens in the air above Lake Murray in South Carolina. Around sunset, hundreds of thousands of purple martins come streaming toward the center of the lake from every direction, swirling together in a massive flock that darkens the sky. After an hour …Read More

Source: NPR Science – ingested into KQED

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