Just learned something interesting from our Tricolored Blackbird experts in the field about the at-risk breeding colonies we discussed yesterday. The total number of birds in these locations is about 130,000, which is about one-third of all the Tricolored Blackbirds in the world. The speaks both to the incredible size of these colonies, and to the incredible risk that these birds face from early harvesting. Learn more about this situation, and what you can do to help.
By Garrison Frost
April 21, 2011
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