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Science

Sound Ecology: Snowy Plovers

KHSU | By Jessica Eden

Published October 4, 2017 at 11:51 AM PDT

On this segment of Sound Ecology, Ornithologist Mark Colwell features one of our dynamic coastal residents, the western snowy plover.

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