US bird population is declining

Report: US bird population is declining
The U.S. bird population is declining at an alarming rate, according to a report published Thursday by an alliance of science and conservation groups. Habitat loss and climate change are among the key contributing factors to the bird population losses, according to the 2025 U.S. State of the Birds report.
US bird populations continue alarming decline, new report finds
The release of the 2025 U.S. State of the Birds report was announced today at the 90th annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The report, produced by a coalition of leading science and conservation organizations,
About a third of bird species in U.S. need conservation help, new report says
State of the Birds report identifies 112 "tipping point" species — those that have lost more than half their populations in the past five decades.
2025 State Of The Birds Report Documents Continued Declines In Species
Sea ducks such as Common eiders, grassland birds such as Western meadowlarks and Lark buntings, and forest species such as Pinyon jays in the West and Bachman's sparrow in the East are among a wide variety of bird species that are in serious declines,
A Sweeping New Report Shows U.S. Birds Declining Sharply Across a Range of Habitats
Scientists checked in on species all over the country for the latest State of the Birds report. Nearly everywhere they looked, birds were struggling—including some that have been resilient in
State Of America's Birds: Population Declines Continue
More than five years after a landmark study in the journal Science showed that North American bird populations declined by nearly 30% since 1970, a
Many US Bird Species Seen as Reaching Population 'Tipping Point'
The report looked at 718 species using population data such as the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's eBird Status and Trends project, the U.S. Geological Survey's Breeding Bird Survey and National Audubon Society avian counts.
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