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There’s a concerning trend about birds in the Bay Area. Experts are sounding the alarm about a decline in bird population.
«We are often using a scope. Which allows us to see birds that are far away», said Julian Wood, SF Bay Program Leader at Point Blue Conservation Science. «When I’m doing the tidal marsh surveys, I’m often using binoculars since I’m walking around in the mash. A lot of those surveys are done by ear I can hear birds calling and singing and identify what species they are.»
To understand the state and health of birds across the Bay Area, scientists have been watching them closely. The latest report by the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture and Point Blue Conservation Science points to a concerning decline of shorebirds over the last two decades.
«I was shocked.
