Chirp Chat: Wisconsin researchers strap tiny backpacks to birds to study their behavior

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The Motus Wildlife Tracking System is an international collaborative research network that uses small radio transmitters to track bird movement. The transmitters are fitted onto birds like tiny backpacks.

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