Day: December 7, 2019💾

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Didn’t get skiing today

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I didn’t get out skiing today 🎿…

Last night I sealed the split tip of my ski trip and but after reading the label for the glue I used, they recommended a full 24 hours to cure and 72 hours for maximum strength. So I decided to apply a second layer of glue and seal the tip of ski and then I put another layer of glue on the tips of my ski boots and patching and sealing any other cracks and wear on both skis. After this I should be set for a good snowy winter.

Instead of skiing I’ve been riding the exercise bike 🚲 and I walked down to the library 🚶 and will probably go for an evening walk later. I should go to the store but I’m thinking about getting an early start tomorrow and might ski the rail trail 🚈 in the morning.

Terrain Map: Lows Lake

North American Birds Are Shrinking, Likely a Result of the Warming Climate | Audubon

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North American Birds Are Shrinking, Likely a Result of the Warming Climate | Audubon

Every year, David Willard, collections manager emeritus at the Field Museum, measures the lifeless bodies of birds that die from building collisions in Chicago. Since 1978, this has been his routine every spring and fall, when millions of migrating birds pass through the city to reach their seasonal homes. All told, he’s gathered some 70,000 avian individuals from 52 species.

In a study published today in Ecology Letters, researchers from the University of Michigan and the Field Museum put to use Willard’s 40 years of data and found that North American migratory birds have been shrinking throughout the decades, likely a result of the warming climate. As their bodies have gotten smaller, most of the species have also developed longer wings. 
Map: Green Mountain National Forest North
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