A female bobolink stands atop a shrub near its nest, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in Denton, Neb. Credit: AP/Joshua A. Bickel These birds “need urgent conservation attention,” said Amanda Rodewald ...

Among the birds showing the steepest declines are Allen’s hummingbirds, Florida scrub jays, golden-cheeked warblers, tricolored blackbirds and yellow-billed magpies. FILE – A female bobolink ...