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 ...

Bobolinks, Savannah sparrows and eastern meadowlarks enrich our summers with their songs, but their populations continue to ...

Shorebirds had the most tipping point species, with 19. Grassland birds had eight tipping point species, including the plucky bobolink and another Chicago classic, the Henslow’s sparrow.

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 ...

The nation’s grassland birds, spread across 320 million acres in 14 states, have declined 43% since 1970, more than any other category, and are “in crisis,” according to a report.

adding that bird survey trends also reveal the health of their habitats. A female bobolink stands atop a shrub near its nest, June 20, 2023, in Denton, Neb. The report focuses on birds that must ...