Where are the birds going? I have noticed over the past couple years that the birds are thinning out?

Question

I seen many huge mosquito's bugs in the sky today while I was out in the country and then I realized that usually birds would have been here to eat them. But the birds are not here anymore and they are thinning. So I really I hope that I am wrong about this but I think that our birds might be becomming scarce. I have noticed this really bad over the last two years. Thanks for your thoughts on this matter. Have a blessed day.

Answer 1

a major killer of birds is tall office buildings.. sky scrapers..

many leave their lights on at night, this confuses migratory birds.. many cities have crews that come and clean THOUSANDS of dead birds off the streets before 4 am. durring times of migrations

chemicals we use on bugs also is killing birds.. and deforestation in their wintering grounds (rainforest)

Answer 2

Chemicals such as insecticides, herbicides and some fertilizers are ruining the consistency of the eggs.

Answer 3

You are correct, songbirds are declining worldwide, and have been for a few decades.  See more below:

http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2008/05/...

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007...

http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/poli...

Answer 4

As man encroaches on the the wildreness the animals naturally go farther away.