Date: 4/5/21 11:59 am From: Thomas Robben <robben99...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Question about robins at night
> > What birds eat is such an important question in our understanding of them. > And their survival. > It is great that us birders can contribute to that knowledge about their > food-web, their food-chains. > Each habitat's ecosystem is largely the sum of its food-webs (i.e., > especially the carbon cycle part of the system, the nitrogen cycle, etc), > of course. > And changes in some food-webs may be one of the major causes of the > decline of some birds. > Google "decline in bird population" to get some articles on this > topic, such as this one... > > > https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/silent-skies-billions-of-north-american-birds-have-vanished/ > > Birders reporting their field observations, especially through eBird and > standardized counts, is very important to enable science to keep monitoring > and learning about this changing situation. Our field work is making a > difference. Keep up the great work. > Tom Robben, > Glastonbury > > >> This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/
