UMass-Amherst: 'Great Texas Freeze' Killed Thousands of Purple Martins - Biologists Worry Recovery Could Take Decades
March 06, 2026
March 06, 2026
AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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The 'Great Texas Freeze' Killed Thousands of Purple Martins; Biologists Worry Recovery Could Take Decades
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Thousands of birds, including beloved purple martins, died in "The Great Texas Freeze" of 2021. Thanks to a recent study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution led by biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amhe . . .
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The 'Great Texas Freeze' Killed Thousands of Purple Martins; Biologists Worry Recovery Could Take Decades
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Thousands of birds, including beloved purple martins, died in "The Great Texas Freeze" of 2021. Thanks to a recent study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution led by biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amhe . . .