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By Laura Klappenbach, About.com Guide to Animals / Wildlife since 2001

Young Male Bluebirds Assess Parents' Food Resources

Sunday October 30, 2005
Researchers studying the habits of bluebirds in central California have found that young male bluebirds stay with their parents longer if the parents' food resources are plentiful. If the parents' food resources are scarce, the young male bird sets off on his own.

Find out more: Wealthy Bluebirds Have Stay-at-Home Sons (National Geographic)

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