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Bird brain — clever New Jersey hawk uses crosswalk signal in hunting strategy

Gail P Sherman
May 29, 2025
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Motor vehicles are among the top five causes of bird death in the United States, killing about 200 million birds in collisions every year. But a juvenile Cooper's Hawk has turned the tables, developing an ingenious method for using cars and traffic signals to its advantage. The hunting strategy, described in a study in Frontiers…

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