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Oh, and I didn't see the OP (probably crossposted), but the songthrushe
population is *NOT* declining, it is growing quite markedly.

The sparrow population declined from lots to zero between one year and
the next here.

That sounds like a plague of sparrowhawks.

"Let My people Go!"...

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