

“Severe declines in common birds, like those shown in this study, tell us something is wrong. Since the 1970’s, we’ve lost three billion of North America’s birds. This is a full-blown crisis that requires political leadership as well as mass individual action.”

— Nicole Michel, Ph.D., Sr. Quantitative Ecologist, National Audubon Society

“We're making the wrong moves now to sustain nature for the future, and this is an indication that nature is unraveling and that ecosystems are highly stressed.”

— Mike Parr, President, American Bird Conservancy and Co-Author, Science report