I helped prove that location's more important than genes
My nestlings were swapped with a nest in a different locale
But still the babies grew up to look just like me.
Location: Maumee Bay State Park, Oregon, Ohio
Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird
I do not have a subscription to Science magazine, but here is a link to a synopsis on JSTOR: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1691590
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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