Millions of birds are already taking flight from Canada and winging their way south. The action will heat up in Oregon over the next month or two.
Studies have shown that Northern American bird populations have dropped by nearly 30 percent, or about three billion birds, since 1970, and that the decreases are accelerating, particularly in the Midwest, California and Mid-Atlantic. Habitat loss in North America and on our birds’ wintering grounds are major reasons…