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Red- headed woodpecker
The typical eighteen-hole golf course occupies 133 acres of land, only half
of which is manicured greens, fairways, and tee boxes. The remaining out-of-
play area includes rough grass, shrubs, water features, forests, and other
places of possible use to birds. These areas have the potential to replace some
of the natural habitats lost from urban areas. For example, since the 1700s
half of all U.S. wetlands have been drained and i lled, then plowed or paved.
Could the water hazards that challenge golfers mitigate some of the lost
wetlands that are so important to birds? Many researchers are trying to an-
swer such questions.
 
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