1.5 billion fewer birds in the skies

The Canadian Press, 2016

An undated photo shows a snowy owl in Montana. North American skies have grown quieter over the last decades by the absent song of 1.5 billion birds, according to the latest summary of bird populations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo/The Missoulian,Michael Gallacher

  

By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press  

    North American skies have grown quieter over the last decades by the absent songs of 1.5 billion birds, says the latest summary of bird populations.

    The survey by dozens of government, university and environmental agencies across North America has also listed 86 species of birds — including once-common and much-loved songbirds such as the evening grosbeak and Canada warbler — that are threatened by plummeting populations, habitat destruction and climate change...http://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/6857037-1-5-billion-fewer-birds-in-the-skies-report/

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