A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished

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[–]chadwickofwv 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I suspect the vast majority of this, if it is real to begin with, is due to spraying insecticides which kill off the bugs which many of these birds eat.

[–]Musky 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Remember when you had to clean the dead bugs off your windshield after a drive in the country? That doesn't happen anymore.