James Hohmann

James Hohmann @jameshohmann

Slowly, steadily and almost imperceptibly, North America’s bird population is dwindling. The sparrows and finches that visit backyard feeders number fewer each year. The flutelike song of the western meadowlark — the official bird of six U.S. states — is growing more rare. — PolitiTweet.org

James Hohmann @jameshohmann

Birds, because they are so well-monitored, should be viewed as canaries in coal mines — harbingers of a wider environmental malaise at a time when other creatures, including insects, are also thought to be fading but are more challenging to count. https://t.co/cL8Kn6DzLk — PolitiTweet.org