[TN-Bird] State of the Bird report

The National Audubon Society just released its first "State of the Bird"
report. The group studied data from 1966 to 2003 for 654 bird species =
that
live in grasslands, shrublands, forests, waterways and urban settings.

Most dire was the finding that 70 percent of the species in grasslands =
--
such as the Eastern Meadowlark, Bobolink, Short-eared owl and Greater
Prairie-Chicken -- are doing poorly.

For those in shrublands -- including the Northern Bobwhite, Painted =
Bunting
and Florida Scrub-Jay -- 36 percent of species are not doing well. Among
forests, a quarter of bird species are declining; for urban areas, 23
percent; wetlands, 13 percent.

The findings were published in the most recent Audubon Magazine, and =
details
may also be found at http://www.audubon.org/bird/stateofthebirds/=20

David Aborn
Chattanooga, TN

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