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Title: Changing fish diet killing baby birds, say Maine researchers Post by: Donna on 03-Dec-11, 07:59:38 AM http://bangordailynews.com/2011/11/29/news/state/changing-fish-diet-killing-baby-birds-say-maine-researchers/ (http://bangordailynews.com/2011/11/29/news/state/changing-fish-diet-killing-baby-birds-say-maine-researchers/) Story
A common tern feeds its chick a butterfish. Tern chicks cannot eat the wide fish, they can only eat long, slender fish. Because of a lack of herring available to terns this summer, many tern chicks died as their bird parents tried to feed them the large fish. Title: Re: Changing fish diet killing baby birds, say Maine researchers Post by: MAK on 03-Dec-11, 09:00:58 AM :( Poor little birds!
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