Posted on 09/19/2019 7:58:43 PM PDT by Java4Jay
From grasslands to seashores to forests and backyards, birds are disappearing at an alarming rate in the United States and Canada, with a 29% population drop since 1970 and a net loss of about 2.9 billion birds, scientists said on Thursday.
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Can’t tell around here. Too many cats in the way and obstructing the views. The cat feces alone would probably kill all of the birds.
My feeders have been full of the usual goldfinches. Had about 35 males there last week, called a Charm of Goldfinches. Have to seen many purple finches or red breasted grosbeaks recently, but woodpeckers galore.
there is a great birdfeeder sold by Walmart that holds a good seven to 9 lbs of sunflower meaties.
The last filling of the hummingbird feeder was three days ago. No takers, they have been tanking up for the trip. I will see them and be heartened by them in the spring.
Mourning doves aplenty here. They are the chicken of the wildlife world, big, slow and dumb.
This summer they were roosting at night on my brick sidewalk. I live in the woods. Predators.
plenty of canadian geese around here pooping all over everything
Here in Michigan, we have experienced devastating results! We have seen a 100% reduction in Robins over the last 2 weeks. It is spooky! MUST be climate change.
Wait..wut? My wife says something about migratory some-such. Told me to rethink my hysteria.
Gotta do some research.
While I’m on this thread, I have a slightly OT question:
We have a bird here (mid-South region) I’ve never definitively sighted, but it is common to hear in the evenings around lakes and ponds with wooded areas nearby. I call it “the MTV bird”, because, depending a bit on the bird, its call sounds like “video-video-video” - pause - repeat.
Does anyone know what this is?
40,000 cats in Key West, the beginning of birds’ migratory flightpath from Mexico.
Too many manicured lawns, which support grubs, which benefit the crow populations, who then rob songbird nests in Spring.
Blue Jays are in the same family as Crows, and also known as predators of songbird nests.
It’s been 20 years since I last heard a Veery or Hermit Thush, and this is in a county of increasingly manicured lawns and tree removals.
Thanks, but, nope, it’s definitely not hornworms.
Those things are nasty though - they can defoliate the plants in a hurry if not discovered quickly! They do make good bait, tho’.
Bait for fishing, that is.
I miss bobwhites. Haven’t seen nor heard one in years.
Since the decline in bird population exactly matches the worldwide increase in wind turbines, this perfect correlation proves the cause is climate change, and nothing can be done to stop it.
A lot of them are at my house.
They are all over my area, now in residential areas as never before (our parks are overrun). They were always in the Meadowlands in NJ, now they are stopping traffic far from there.
I don’t believe the “birds are disappearing”; I believe they moved.
Lots of Gambel’s quail around here this year. Come on, October 19th!
Round up (glyphosate) acts against specific plant genes, mammals, birds, fish do not have plant genes. Its an internet/legal meme that glyphosate causes harm to anything other than plants. There is absolutely no scientific evidence supporting hearsay claims of harming anything other than plants.
Glyphosate only persists in the soil for a maximum of 3 days before breaking down.
The cited formula is bunk/BS.
Birds are being chopped up by the millions in wind farms and fried in solar farms, while the bat deaths are not even recorded, there are so many.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUN_AviJzZ4
Also this is a great website and has songs
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/
I wish I knew my songs better, I know some. We are in the woods too and I suspect your songbird is an insect eater. We have vireos, peewees, thrushes and a few more I can't think of right now. Good luck.
PS - If you find one that is similar that is probably it. There are always slight variations in songs depending on your area. Songs are learned.
Hey now.
LOL!
Wind turbines are cutting them up by the thousands. Feral cats destroy their ground habitats. Fire ants in the South destroy the nests.
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