Date: 10/14/25 7:47 am From: Millie Chu Baird via groups.io <milliechubaird...> Subject: Re: [northbaybirds] Sonoma County insect & bird population
thank you all for the kind replies and the helpful information!
I had read about the decline in bird populations from Audubon and Cornell,
but hadn't noticed it so incredibly acutely until our visits to the ranch
these past few weeks. The difference could also be due to the difference
between spring and fall behavior. These past months haven't been just less
birds, it's been literally no bird sounds. Eerie and odd!
thank you all again and happy birding all.
best,
Millie
On Tue, Oct 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM Anne Allen <anneallen1993...> wrote:
> Very good article indeed.
> Thank you for sharing!
> Anne Allen
>
> On Mon, Oct 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM richard s. cimino via groups.io <rscimino=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>
>> There has been a recent article in the Pacific Sun newspaper the October
>> 1-7 issue.
>>
>> The article begin with a discussion on the near extinction of the Monarch
>> Butterfly, then morphs into the mass extinction of insects happening right
>> now.
>>
>> It is a wonderful written article focused on acting now, much better
>> written than any of the mass mailing article’s we get seeking donations.
>> It’s a deep felt alert and compassionate call for conservation of all
>> biodiversity.
>>
>> Here is the link:
>>
>>
>>
>> *https://pacificsun.com/another-silent-spring/ >> <https://pacificsun.com/another-silent-spring/>* >>
>>
>>
>> With Appreciation,
>>
>> Rich Cimino
>>
>> www.yellowbilledtours.com
>>
>> Larkspur, Marin County
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>>
>>
>> *From:* <northbaybirds...> <northbaybirds...> *On Behalf Of *Joe
>> Mueller via groups.io
>> *Sent:* Sunday, October 12, 2025 11:50 AM
>> *To:* <milliechubaird...>
>> *Cc:* <northbaybirds...>
>> *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.
>>
>> Has anyone else noticed this? There is probably some mega trend that I am
>> unaware of.
>>
>> Thank you!
>> -Millie
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