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Decline in Common Birds in Florida
The National Audobon Society released "Common Birds in Decline" on Thursday. This study examines the decline of birds species throughout the U.S. based on the Annual Breeding Survey conducted by the U.S.G.S. and Audobon's "Christmas Bird Count."
This study lists five species of bird for each state that are common species seeing a significant decline. For Florida those species are:
- Northern bobwhite (population has decreased by 90%, on this list for 14 states) American kestrel (population decreased by 60%) Black skimmer (population decreased by 73%) Clapper rail (population decreased by 81%) American bittern (population decreased by 53%)
Most of the decline in common species is a result of habitat loss. For the Northern bobwhite and American kestrel that is loss of open areas, for the rail and bittern it is loss of wetlands and for the skimmer it is increase in beach use by people.
Information in this entry is taken from "Common birds in decline, Audubon reports" by Kevin Lollar of the Ft. Meyers News-Press. Please use the following link to access the article. http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070615/NEWS0105/70615001/1075
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