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  • Where have all the common grackles gone?

    Sep 19, 2024 2:00 pm by Audubon MagazineIllinois in the News
    Michael Ward, professor at the University of Illinois, and Kelly VanBeek, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, affix a GPS tag onto the back of a Common Grackle. Photo: Anne Readel

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    • Michael Ward, professor at the University of Illinois, and Kelly VanBeek, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, affix a GPS tag onto the back of a Common Grackle. Photo: Anne Readel

    Audubon Magazine (Sept. 19) Professor Michael Ward is a leading scientist delving into why the Common Grackles are disappearing. Whatever is harming grackles is likely affecting adults, Ward says, because the chicks are fledging successfully.