NPR today

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Terry Gross had a bird song expert on today.He played some examples of a Wood Thrush,They have a left and right voice box.It will start out singing on the left voice box, then do the right voice box.Then it brings them both together in beautiful harmony.I didn't know something good could sound so beautiful.It made me glad to be alive and enjoy the mysteries of nature.

[etherealtruth]

1. NPR is very good about bringing stories of great worth

but little notice. fresh Air is on my station at noon so I rarely, if ever, get to listen----I'm glad for you!

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2. Yes and did NPR talk about the threats to the Wood Thrust habitats

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Threats
Wood Thrush has become a species of conservation concern, and in the process, it has been established as a symbol of the decline of Neotropical songbirds in the forests of eastern North America. This species, along with many others, faces threats on both its North American breeding and Neotropical wintering grounds. Forest fragmentation in North American forests results in increased nest predation and increased cowbird parasitism for Wood Thrushes nesting in fragmented forest, thereby significantly reducing their reproductive success. The continuing destruction of primary forest in Central America eliminates preferred Wood Thrush wintering habitat, most likely forcing birds to attempt to exist in secondary habitats where mortality rates may be higher.

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<link> http://audubon2.org/webapp/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=222

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3. because endangered wood thrush habitats is a 'safe' subject

meanwhile npr's national and world news reporting gets worse every day.

I love fresh air though, Terri Gross is great.