Mr. Treasure says he isn't certain what birds are on the recordings.

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Birds and certain smaller mammals such as rabbits and raccoons will usually go high to live in trees or on drift piles, but larger mammals have to clear out, according to Ribbeck.

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They heard how mathematicians have found that the urge to synchronize works inside flocks of birds, schools of fish and certain inorganic objects.

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