Posted on Oct 12, 2022
Report: Bird populations in decline across U.S., Mass., some species near ‘tipping point’
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I Don't Know about the Smaller Birds but I used to see Lots of Turkey Vultures where the Blue River meets the Missouri River, Not so Much Lately but Seeing them making More a Presence Downtown.
Report: Bird populations in decline across U.S., Mass., some species near ‘tipping point’
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel That's sad news Brother Chip. I don't see any shortage here of birds at our bird feeders! Our little woods (about 3.5 acres) probably produce hundreds of birds each year along with ground hogs, red foxes, whitetail deer and who knows what else. Doves seem to be the most prevalent birds I see when I walk through the woods. They are everywhere! We put out bluebird houses at the edge of our fields. Since then we have seen an increase in their population.
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Cpl Vic Burk I Still See the Chickadees, Hear, Occasionally Spot the Blue Jays, Have an Owl that Lives Near My Apt, I Hear Him Everday. Still Love watching the Turkey Vultures and Black Vultures Sailing Around Here!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - We have some turkey vultures that took up residence in the attic of the old, abandoned house on our property. There is only one place the roof hasn't caved in and you can see right in it from the back side of the house. We pick up roadkill for them and the red foxes that live on the property.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."One of the birds reaching a tipping point is the bobolink — a small black and white bird with yellow feathers on the back of its head found in pastures in Massachusetts. Bobolinks have lost about 60% of their population since 1970 when the survey began. In the last decade alone, researchers estimate the bobolink population declined by 25%.
Bobolink and other grassland birds are suffering largely due to habitat loss from housing development and use of pesticides.
“[The bobolink has] just been declining so steeply that we're worried it could disappear from the northeastern states completely,” Rosenberg said.
Grassland birds and shorebirds have suffered the most losses, the researchers found. Some of the affected shorebirds migrate through Massachusetts, including the Hudsonian Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone and Semipalmated sandpiper.
Birds depending on forests and arid lands are also decreasing in numbers. Waterfowl, such as ducks and geese, saw an increase in population thanks to wetland conservation efforts."...
..."One of the birds reaching a tipping point is the bobolink — a small black and white bird with yellow feathers on the back of its head found in pastures in Massachusetts. Bobolinks have lost about 60% of their population since 1970 when the survey began. In the last decade alone, researchers estimate the bobolink population declined by 25%.
Bobolink and other grassland birds are suffering largely due to habitat loss from housing development and use of pesticides.
“[The bobolink has] just been declining so steeply that we're worried it could disappear from the northeastern states completely,” Rosenberg said.
Grassland birds and shorebirds have suffered the most losses, the researchers found. Some of the affected shorebirds migrate through Massachusetts, including the Hudsonian Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone and Semipalmated sandpiper.
Birds depending on forests and arid lands are also decreasing in numbers. Waterfowl, such as ducks and geese, saw an increase in population thanks to wetland conservation efforts."...
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Don't doubt that as my windshield would be covered in bug strikes but recently I may get 1 or two between El Paso and Silver City NM.
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