Date: 10/12/25 11:50 am From: Joe Mueller via groups.io <joen8ture...> Subject: Re: [northbaybirds] Sonoma County bird population
Mega trend? Absolutely. Wildlife populations have been plummeting for
decades. See WWF's 2022 study where they document a 70% average decline in
wildlife populations since 1970. With 8.2 billion people on the planet,
economies based on growth and people becoming more and more attached to
their screens it should come as no surprise. As a college level field
biology/biodiversity instructor for the past 35 years I have certainly
noticed the depressing decline in our beloved wild friends we share *our*
only planet with...
*Naturalists live in a world of wounds only they can see.*
Aldo Leopold
On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM Millie Chu Baird via groups.io
<milliechubaird...> wrote:
> Hi friends-
> I am a beginning birder; we’ve been visiting a ranch near Healdsburg for
> the past 10 years and this past year we have the impression that there is a
> decrease in birds overall. Acorn woodpeckers, turkey vultures, hawks,
> black phoebes… we normally see and hear lots of finches and robins and
> sparrows and there are none right now.
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> Has anyone else noticed this? There is probably some mega trend that I am
> unaware of.
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> Thank you!
> -Millie
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