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Pastures Unsung

From the Burrowing Owl to the Sprague's Pipit, grassland birds are declining faster than any other group of birds on the continent.  Regina naturalist Trevor Herriot travels with ornithologist and historian Dr. Stuart Houston, to examine the plight of prairie birds one hundred and twenty-five years after explorer John Macoun pronounced the great Canadian grasslands fit for the plough.