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A plastic bird on a mission

Scientists, students devise pond study

By Robert Knox
Globe Correspondent / June 21, 2007

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The "swan" left shore and floated out on Turner's Pond, its head bobbing gently as it moved through the water toward the middle. There it sat calmly like any other water bird enjoying a summer day. A nearby flotilla of ducks appeared unfazed. (Full article: 630 words)

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