Source: Dinah Voyles Pulver, KINSTON FREE PRESS, 1/5/20


 
Two major research projects released this fall show steep declines in bird populations and a grim outlook as temperatures continue to warm. A USA TODAY Network analysis of the data shows the loss of birds touches every U.S. state in North America. As Wes Biggs tells it, a Baltimore oriole flew onto his family’s front porch and landed on his bassinet when he was only 6 months old. Captivated, he became a lifelong bird-watcher. Over the 71 years since then, like thousands of other longtime birders across the continent, Biggs has seen and helped document dramatic change.

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