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Climate change discourages second families

Birds out of sync with local baby food supply aren’t nesting a second time

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

Birds have empty nest issues too. And with the climate changing, some nests in the Netherlands are becoming more likely to stay empty, researchers say.

In the Netherlands, a bird called a great tit is much less likely to start raising a second clutch of eggs during breeding season than the species was years ago.