US Bird Populations Continue Alarming Decline, New Report Finds

Why did we start Chirp Up? And, why now? Because of reports like the 2025 U.S. State of the Birds report, which shows that “more than one-third of U.S. bird species are of high or moderate conservation concern, including 112 Tipping Point species that have lost more than 50% of their populations in the last 50 years. That includes 42 red-alert species facing perilously low populations, such as Allen's Hummingbird, Tricolored Blackbird, and Saltmarsh Sparrow—birds that are at risk without immediate intervention.”

"There is no doubt that the 2025 State of the Birds report is cause for alarm," said Jeff Walters, the conservation committee co-chair at the American Ornithological Society, "but it is also cause for hope. Public interest in birds and the economic benefits from birding are at unprecedented levels, as is the information available about the status of each and every one of our bird species."

The report was created by a coalition of leading science and conservation organizations that includes the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Center for Avian Population Studies, National Audubon Society, American Ornithological Society, American Bird Conservancy and many more.

You can read the report here on Phys.org:

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