Birds as indicators of contaminants in the Great Lakes: Diet
Contaminant exposure of tree swallows, Tachycineta bicolor, nesting in the Great Lakes basin was assessed in 2010 to 2014.  Tree swallow nestlings were collected from 69 sites which included multiple sites at some of the 27 Areas of Concern (AOCs) and at nine non-AOC sites.  Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs), …