An interesting article in the morning NYT describes the task of identifying remains of birds that collide with aircraft. (Snarge is pulverized guts.) One investigator minimizes the challenge of retrieving DNA from small samples of bird flesh, "In a previous job, she said, “I used to do ants.” http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/science/25birds.html?_r=1 June in Carroll County ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html