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Researchers tracking urban birds found that feeding stations changed where some species gathered during winter. The effect was strongest in neighbourhoods with fewer mature trees. The study did not advise residents to stop feeding birds; instead, it recommended regular cleaning of feeders and a varied supply rather than one food source.
Complete with no more than two words: 1. The effect was greatest where there were fewer _____. 2. Researchers recommended _____ feeders. 3. They preferred a varied supply to a single _____.
Answers
1. mature trees. 2. cleaning. 3. food source. Each answer fits the word limit and completes the grammar of the sentence.
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