The bird known as "UP" and his mate appear to have lost their only surviving chick, although they still have a chance to raise a young one this year. Things are brighter for Oreo and her mate;both are hard at work feeding their brood of three. It's breeding season for shorebirds known as oystercatchers, and status updates from five birds on the North Carolina coast are coming in. Photos, profiles and locations for these birds show up on a website that shares some similarities with the human social networking site Facebook. Audubon North Carolina established the site as part of an effort to better understand the birds'...
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