State of U.S. birds report is 'a clarion call to action': Scientific American Blog
The information gathered by birdwatchers and citizens in their own back yards has helped to create "spectacularly massive databases" which Fitzpatrick says can now be used to find trends in bird populations. "We should engage all Americans in this process,"
• U.S. grassland bird species have declined 40 percent
• Birds in arid lands have declined 30 percent
• 39 percent of U.S. birds restricted to ocean habitats are declining
• Some coastal shorebirds are doing well, but many face habitat losses and dwindling food supplies
• and birds in Hawaii face a conservation crisis, with many species on the edge of extinction
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