Birds are rapidly vanishing from North America, with dramatic population losses in places that were once thought safe.

North American bird populations are shrinking most rapidly in the very areas where they are still most abundant, according to a new study leveraging citizen science data for nearly 500 bird species.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Bird populations across North America are falling most quickly in areas where ...

In North America, birds typically fly south for the winter before food is less available during the colder months, then back north in the spring to take advantage of growing insect populations ...

As the climate crisis worsens, so does pressure on wildlife. The number of birds in North America has declined by 3 billion in the last 50 years. Brooke Bateman, director of climate science at the ...