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The decline and fall of the Mississippi
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Fred Lesher has been tracking bird life on the Mississippi since he was a boy during World War II.  Lesher says his favorite time of year is fall, when thousands of birds use the Mississippi as an interestate flyway. (MPR Photo/Erin Galbally)

Fred Lesher has been tracking bird life on the Mississippi since he was a boy during World War II. Lesher says his favorite time of year is fall, when thousands of birds use the Mississippi as an interestate flyway.

(MPR Photo/Erin Galbally)
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