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Washington State University

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While researchers found that songbirds living in the urban core had smaller eyes than members of the same species living at the edges of the city, they found no eye size difference for migratory birds like the Painted Bunting (pictured here). The findings suggest that migratory birds may have trouble adapting to city life.

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Jennifer Phillips, Washington State University

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