stamford times - Common birds are in decline nation wide
BY FRANK MacEACHERN
REGION – It's not news to Milan Bull that many once common birds are almost nowhere to be found in Connecticut.
Every December he's gathered with other birdwatchers to conduct an annual Christmas bird count and every year there is a sadness as they no longer hear the songs they heard in years past.
"You feel a sense of loss, you feel there's something wrong," said Bull. "There's a sadness, you feel helpless that there's nothing you can do," said Bull about the decline. Bull is senior director of science and conservation at the Connecticut Audubon Society in Fairfield.
In June, the National Audubon Society released "Common Birds in Decline," a report on the rapid drop in some bird populations. The data for the report was compiled by bird watchers who participated in the annual Christmas bird count. As well, information from the U.S. Geological Survey's annual breeding bird survey was incorporated into the report. That survey is conducted in June.
