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Roger,
Can you tell me where birds go when they die? There are hundreds-thousands of birds in our neighborhood, yet I've never seen their feathery
remains in the yard, street, or anywhere else.
Thanks.
Walt
Birds don't go to any particular place to die. They die and decompose with the help of insects, mice, rats, and crows, etc. If you think about it, have you seen very many dead animals except as road kills? Also, birds are light boned and decompose quickly, one reason there are few bird fossils as compared to other groups of animals or plants. Roger Lederer at Ornithology.com
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Roger Lederer
Expertise
Any and all about WILD birds - the science of ornithology. Information about birdwatching, ecology, conservation, migration, behavior, banding, rehabilitation, feeding, songs, binoculars, identification, and careers in ornithology. No questions about pet or caged birds, please.
Experience
Have a PhD and over forty years as a professional ornithologist - research, teaching, author, speaker, webmaster of Ornithology.com . Have written thirty scientific papers, three bird field guides, a textbook in ecology and two recent books entitled "Amazing Birds" and "Birds of New England". Have traveled to over 90 countries watching birds.
Education/Credentials
PhD in Zoology/Ornithology; Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences; former Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at California State University, Chico
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