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Shorebirds eat invertebrates
Students investigate the mud to determine what shorebirds eat.
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Original Air Date:
May 10, 2007
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Migration Science and Mystery Videos 
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Introduction
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Santa Maria Bay
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Birds in Spanish
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Close of Electronic Field Trip
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2:38
Conducting research about shorebirds
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4:25
Students conduct research on the mudflats
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10:59
Questions and answers
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2:38
Conclusion of Fraser River Delta Electronic Field Trip
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Why birds stop
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Shorebirds eat invertebrates
Students investigate the mud to determine what shorebirds eat....
4:22
Shorebird bills
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2:28
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4:13
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1:17
Close
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Copper River Delta
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