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Wing asymmetry spells trouble for long-distance migrators like willets, says Dave Evers of the Biodiversity Research Institute. He's been researching the effects of mercury on wildlife for years and first discovered the problem of wing asymmetry in loons. More recently, he's documented mercury's impact on insect-eating songbirds.
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Additional information about willet migration from The Nature Conservancy:
http://www.nature.org/ourscience/sciencefeatures/to-catch-a-willet.xml
