Posted on 09/14/2020 7:20:19 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Over the past few weeks, various species of migratory birds are dying in “unprecedented” numbers of unknown causes.
And this growing number of birds in southern New Mexico that have mysteriously died have wildlife experts scratching their heads.
“It is terribly frightening,” Desmond said. “We’ve never seen anything like this. … We’re losing probably hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of migratory birds.“
In August, large numbers of birds were found dead at White Sands Missile Range and at the White Sands National Monument in what was thought to be an isolated incident, Desmond said.
After that, however, came reports of birds behaving strangely and dying in numerous locations in Doña Ana County, Jemez Pueblo, Roswell, Socorro and other locations statewide.
The affected birds have included warblers, sparrows, swallows, blackbirds, flycatchers, and the western wood pewee.
The biologists noted that the majority of the dying birds are insectivores, but that seed eaters were sickening and dying as well.
“A number of these species are already in trouble,” Desmond said. “They are already experiencing huge population declines and then to have a traumatic event like this is – it’s devastating.”
Only on Saturday, 300 bird carcasses were discovered at Knox Hall on the university of New Mexico main campus.
The day before, residents living around also found birds behaving strangely and gathering in large groups before dying.
“People have been reporting that the birds look sleepy … they’re just really lethargic,” Cutler said. “One thing we’re not seeing is our resident birds mixed in with these dead birds. We have resident birds that live here, some of them migrate and some of them don’t, but we’re not getting birds like roadrunners or quail or doves.”
On the other hand, numerous migratory species are dying rapidly and it is not immediately clear why, although the cause appears to be recent.
Biologists said the birds had moulted, replacing their feathers in preparation for their flight south, “and you have to be healthy to do that; but somewhere after that, as they initiated their migratory route, they got in trouble.“
The biologists guessed the cause might involve the wildfires ravaging the western U.S. and dry conditions in New Mexico.
“They may have been pushed out before they were ready to migrate,” Desmond said. “They have to put on a certain amount of fat for them to be able to survive the migration. These birds migrate at night and they get up in the jet stream, and they might migrate for three nights in succession, they’ll come down and they’ll feed like crazy, put on more fat and go again.”
The birds will be sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory in Ashland, Ore. for further analysis.
“Over 3 billion birds have died since 1970. Insect populations are crashing, and this is just an unprecedented mortality…”
Joe Biden disease is now striking our Avian friends.
Sleepy Joe is Patient Zero...
In before every ‘birds dropping from the sky’ meme on the Internet in.......four......three.......two.......
Haven’t noticed it here, east of Albuquerque. Either at home or at the ranch. Available water at both places, and I have feeders out at home.
If it’s due to wildfires in California put it down to lousy liberal management of forests. They have not cut down heavy forestation or removed old trees that have fallen.
It’s the Taos Hum
So far I haven’t seen a dead bird since a quail flew into my living room window glass last winter.
I bet Monsantos has something to do with it.
See, see! Trump’s racist tweets again!
High concentrations of sustained wildfire smoke?
A sky full of smoke really isn’t the best environment for the avians.
Over 3 billion birds have died since 1970. Insect populations are crashing, and this is just an unprecedented mortality…”
CROWVID-19 is spreading.
But, but, aren’t the fires Trump’s fault? Joe Biden said Trump is a climate arsonist.
So if the situation with these birds is collateral damage from the fires, then by extension, the problem with the birds is Trump’s fault.
It certainly is easy to be a liberal. All you have to do is find some way to say that Trump is to blame for everything that happens in the world.
Sarcasm.
Shifting of the magnetic fields?
Maybe a sign of a pole flip?
5G?
"Oh, the Humanity!"
It HAS to be these fires. I can’t stand being outside in this putrid air.
There is a reason they took canaries into coal mines.
Interesting.
I found a dead bird yesterday (I’m in NM),
It was a small, iridescent blueish color, intermixed with grey/brown.
I gave my cat a hard time for killing it and just leaving it. Maybe I owe him an apology.
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