![]() ![]() In Florida in April, state wildlife officials charged two men with shooting and killing colorful, migratory cedar waxwings, including a blueberry farmer trying to keep them off his bushes.Īlso in Florida, a man was charged with driving a golf cart into a flock of American black skimmers on the beach, killing five birds.īelow is a list of the birds found only in the U.S. In northern Arizona, at least 13 endangered California condors died after being infected by avian flu, and federal officials just approved an emergency vaccine. Several incidents this spring illustrate a few of the hazards. They’re imperiled by habitat loss, disease and other threats. ![]() "Birds are declining," said Ken Rosenberg, a conservation biologist with Road to Recovery, an organization that focuses on recovery of the nation's most rapidly declining birds. ![]() If you enjoy watching cardinals or bluebirds at a feeder or seeing a great blue heron at the water's edge, it may not be immediately apparent but the nation's birds are under siege. ![]() Watch Video: How does a species become endangered? ![]()
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