wow even birds wiped out by tsunami



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It's unlikely that the Wisdom's chick, a Laysan albatross,  survived the 
onslaught of the 
tsunami when it hit Midway. Much of the Black-footed Albatross colony seems to 
have been 
wiped out. See: 
http://birdingblogs.com/2011/szimi/devastating-tsunami-claims-lives-of-humans-and-birds
Hilke Breder
Brattleboro

Date sent:          Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:11:51 -0500
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Thought you fellow VTBIRDers would be interested in this article.

Ruth Stewart
e dorset

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2011/03/oldest-recorded-wild-bird-
bears-chick-wisdom-albatross-midway/1