Climate Change Impacts Birds across State and Country

Seattle; February 10: Like canaries in coal mines, birds across America are giving early warning signs of what climate change portends for our landscapes and, ultimately, ourselves, according to new reports issued today by the National Audubon Society and Audubon Washington.

The overall study by Audubon scientists examines 40 years of avian data and shows that nearly 60% of species that winter in North America have moved northward or inland – sometimes by hundreds of miles – most likely in response to climate change.
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