North America: Forests grow quieter ‘cuz every year there are fewer and fewer birds
An Audubon Society study of citizen observations that took place over
40 years found that 58 percent of 305 bird species found on the
continental U.S. shifted significantly to the north as temperatures
warmed. Forest and feeders birds, like finches and chickadees, moved
deep into the Canadian Boreal Forest.
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http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2009/02/11/climate-change-making-us-forests-quieter/
Add quieter U.S. forests, woods, and backyards to the list of changes
our lives could face from climate change. A piece by my colleague
Deborah Zabarenko explores the movement of American birds northward,
sometimes hundreds of miles into Canada.
Besides the loss of chittering and chirps, what else do you think might be lost from climate-related migrations?
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http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2009/02/11/climate-change-making-us-forests-quieter/
Dude, those are freaky pictures!
I miss them already.