The Birds are Falling

[Mizzkizz7]

Birds are falling from the sky in New Mexico...

[jkhanson]

Birds are falling from the sky in New Mexico...

This is terrible!  I read that scientists don't know how many birds are dying but said the number could easily be in the "hundreds of thousands."  Some suggest that the wildfires raging across the West Coast could be to blame, with smoke plumes potentially altering migration routes or increasing toxins inhaled by birds. Another theory is that the smoke plumes are forcing the birds to fly inland and over the Chihuahuan desert, which offers little food or water.

[calendria]

 

 


I hope I get the news article that has the reason for this, and don't miss it! 


Scientists continue to study the phenomenon. They are urging people to report any sightings of dead birds on a citizen science website called iNaturalist.


https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/southwest-avian-mortality-project


Help for new users about submitting observations:
iNaturalist Getting Started Guide has some simple instructions for how to submit an observation:

https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/getting+started

And some tutorial videos for mobile app and web uploader:
https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/video+tutorials#add_mob