How songbirds know where to return to breed every year
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Eurasian Reed Warbler Photo:Ralph Martin/Agami Photo Agency/Alamy
I've always wondered how songbirds know to return to the same breeding territory year after year.
Nearly eight decades ( 80 years!) of banding data collected and explained in this article in the Audubon Magazine:
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