Thanks for sharing that Glen. Depressing for sure.
Daniel Bastaja
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On Sep 5, 2023, at 6:01 AM, Glen Thomson <gwthomson7@...> wrote:
Hi Daniel and all...I was actually just thinking about posting about hummingbirds in my own yard here in S.W. Langley. This article is also shocking for sure and ties right into my own observations.
I have a very hummingbird friendly acre of garden here in Langley, and have previously enjoyed many summers filled with hummingbird wars as they would fight over our salvias, fuchsias and many other food sources. This summer has been surprisingly free of that, with the occasional visits by either Annas or Rufous being quite the exception, and reason to take note. The reduced Anna¡¯s population I expected after noticing what seemed like quite a mortality event last December. But the Rufous have always been plentiful here, and yet have been definitely uncommon this summer.
This only adds to my concern about the crashing numbers of swallows here. Again, seeing any swallows around our yard this summer has been reason for stopping and taking note...compared to most of my life when they would be such an expected species all day long. Insectivorous bird populations...definitely telling us something big is going on!
Glen Thomson Langley, BC
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From: Daniel Bastaja
Sent: September 3, 2023 12:30 PM
To: Vanbirds
Subject: [vanbcbirds] Article
Saw this article on CNN about the decline in NA bird populations. Something that most birders already know, but it is good it is getting more publicity. So many people (that I know anyway) are utterly indifferent to nature. Either they don't know about this, or worse¡ they don¡¯t care, and that has always baffled me. Man needs nature but nature doesn¡¯t need man.
Daniel Bastaja
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