How do birds like the American robin, killdeer and European starling find worms? What senses do they use, and how are they able to pull a worm out in one attempt? I discuss some of the research and some of my own observations on American robins and killdeer.

Sometimes when presenting research in a video, the answer is that we don't quite know why or how. A research study says one thing, only to have different or contradicting evidence in another study years later. Also, what senses a bird uses to find worms may vary from one species to another, as I noticed with the killdeer (no head cock to the side like the American robin). Currently, the research has shown that we know some of the answer, but not all of it, and that's where our own observations play an important role.

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Things You May Not Know About the American Robin [ Ссылка ]
In this video I go into more detail about the studies that were done.

The Always Lively Killdeer
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Chapters:
Killdeer foraging for worms 00:00
American robin research 00:29
Citizen scientist 00:54
Killdeer observations 01:15
Herbst corpuscles 01:40
Worm charming 02:28
Conclusion 02:45



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Credits in order of appearance:
-Common blackbird by Ivonne Wierink from Canva.com
-Woman with binoculars by Stephane Bidouze from Canva.com
-Human skin anatomy by US Gov from Wikipedia.com
-Earthworm in soil by John Shepherd from Canva.com

Thumbnail photo credit by dhblac from Canva.com

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