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   Blaise Pabón - controlpl4n3 (blaise@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 29-Aug-2024 02:39:45 JST Blaise Pabón - controlpl4n3

   Driving across #nebraska for the first time in three years, I noticed the absence of #birds.
   Along the last 20 miles of highway 80, near Sidney, I have only seen seven birds and three of them were turkey vultures circling in the distance.
   Is that normal?

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     Electromagnetic Pultz (cpultz@lincolnite.net)'s status on Thursday, 29-Aug-2024 04:04:44 JST Electromagnetic Pultz

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     @blaise more pesticides means fewer insects, which means fewer birds. That being said, as a resident I feel like this time of year is when I historically see the fewest number of birds. Add to that, Nebraska saw unusually cool weather in mid August that may have tricked some into early migration. I'm not a scientist. Just a local.

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     Blaise Pabón - controlpl4n3 (blaise@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 29-Aug-2024 04:05:38 JST Blaise Pabón - controlpl4n3

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     • Electromagnetic Pultz

     @cpultz
     Interesting!
     Thank you.