Date: 10/13/25 8:33 am From: Cynthia Boyer via groups.io <byerbird...> Subject: Re: [northbaybirds] Sonoma County bird population
Mega declines in our birds...let me count just some of the ways/reasons: Habitat loss (both breeding & overwintering), pesticides (there go the insects/food source), window strikes, light "pollution"/interferes with migration, cat predation, severe weather patterns due to changing ocean temps, overall changes in climate....
Despite the statistics that say more and more people have taken up the "hobby" of bird watching, we need more humans to fall in love with getting outdoors and becoming acquainted with our fellow Earthlings...to love them = desire to protect.
As one who has noticed huge declines in our birds when outdoors with my eyes & ears searching for missing species that used to be abundant, I hope more people begin to notice the loss of our feathered friends.
