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Study Looks Into The Decline of Migratory Bird

Researchers attaching geolocators to Olive Sided Flycatchers in the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Researchers attaching geolocators to Olive Sided Flycatchers in the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge

The Department of Fish and Game lead study looked into why the Olive Sided Flycatcher has rapidly declined. As KUAC’s Mary Auld reports, the research which included state, federal and university scientists tracked the birds along their migration route from Alaska to South America.