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How to help shorebirds
Migration is long and hazardous for shorebirds, but people can help by learning more about them, becoming a biologist, observing shorebirds from a distance, and “adopting” a wetland.
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Original Air Date: Aug 8, 2002
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Shorebirds
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Hosts Sandy Frost with the USDA Forest Service and Hillary Chapman with the US F...
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Shorebird adaptations
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Shorebird migration
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