DEAR JOAN: There is something that I have noticed for years, and I finally decided to ask the only expert I know.

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At the southbound Thornton Avenue exit to Interstate 880 in Newark, there are some power lines that extend all the way across the freeway. Every time I go that way I see many birds sitting on the lines, but only on the southbound side, never on the other side.

This is not a once-in-a-while thing; I’ve noticed it for many years.

I’ve never seen them fly away, they all just sit there. Can you think of anything special about these particular power lines?

Inquiring minds want to know.

— Sherry Hughes, Newark

DEAR SHERRY: Not being able to read bird minds, or the minds of any living beings, I can’t say for certain, although I’m sure they have an excellent rea

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