New research released Friday shows Chicago area birds are changing their nesting habits, and it's connected to the climate crisis.
Inside the Field Museum, John Bates uses the old egg collection to tackle new problems, like this.
He turned to eggs preserved in the Field Museum more than a hundred years ago. There are 40 to 50,000 eggs in a cramped room, including some that date back to the 1870's.They discovered about a third of Chicago area birds lay eggs on average 25 days earlier than they did a century ago. Their research also shows the change in egg laying corresponds with climate change. More research is needed, but Bates says one crucial thing is clear.Bates showed us Peregrine Falcon eggs.
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