Most predators of waterfowl nests prey opportunistically on songbird nests, and removing these predators could directly increase songbird nesting success.

大多数水鸟的捕食者都有机会捕食鸣禽的巢穴，而消灭这些捕食者可以直接提高鸣禽筑巢的成功率。

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The salt marshes and mud flats attract large numbers of waterfowl.

盐碱地和淤泥滩吸引来大量水鸟。

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Millions of waterfowl were killed at the hands of market hunters and a handful of overly ambitious sportsmen.

数以百万计的水禽死于贩猎猎人以及少数野心勃勃的打猎爱好者之手。

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Commercial harvesting of waterfowl all but ended with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.

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And finally, at the end of the sale, there are eight lots of waterfowl decoys.

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The British Trust for Ornithology is studying the question around the country: early results suggest that lots of waterfowl are indeed living off pollution.

ECONOMIST: For some, sewage is pollution. For others, it's nutrition