Friday, June 15, 2007

Common Birds In Decline


Field Sparrow - 68% decline since 1967

"Audubon's unprecedented analysis of forty years of citizen-science bird population data from our own Christmas Bird Count plus the Breeding Bird Survey reveals the alarming decline of many of our most common and beloved birds."

Link: Full Article & Information at Audubon/State of the Birds

Link: Top 20 Common Bird Species in Decline

Field Sparrow image © 2007 Mike McDowell