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The Year Of The Bird: Winter Survival

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A Nuthatch Forages For Cached Food In December of 2015 at Lake Murphysboro State Park.

On this edition of WSIU INFOCUS, we hear from Ornithologist Dr. Mike Baltz about the challenges of winter survival that birds face.

For information about how birds survive winter visit:  https://www.audubon.org/how-do-birds-cope-cold-winter

To learn more about feeding birds in the winter, visit the bird-feeding page of the National Wildlife Federation's website at:  https://blog.nwf.org/2015/01/tips-for-winter-bird-feeding/

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