The Other Side of the Bird Population Decline Story

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When:
September 19, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
2023-09-19T19:00:00-05:00
2023-09-19T19:15:00-05:00
Where:
Heller Nature Center
2821 Ridge Rd
Highland Park, IL 60035
USA
Cost:
Free
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The Other Side of the Bird Population Decline Story @ Heller Nature Center | Highland Park | Illinois | United States

Recent studies show that North America has lost 3 billion birds since 1970. Similar research in Illinois suggests a decline of 28 million birds from 2005-2019. That decline, however, is not equally distributed among Illinois birds. Just three species (Common Grackle, House Sparrow and European Starling) comprise more than half of the total Illinois bird loss during that period, and bird species richness in the state is actually trending up.

Jim Herkert, former executive director of the Illinois Audubon Society, will discuss these trends, separate myth from reality in the bird decline data, and explore the disconnect between bird population declines and increasing avian biodiversity.