Interesting bird miscellany. Happy New Year. Jim Williams Begin forwarded message:
From: "William Mueller" <[email protected]> Date: December 31, 2006 5:56:29 PM CST To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" <[email protected]> Subject: [wisb] Declines and Increases - birds we share with the UK (and some we don't) Declines and Increases Have you had trouble finding Gray Partridge in WI? No wonder; it continues to decline here (see the BBS graph for the Great Lakes Plain: http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/plotpgm0.pl?/sula/jrs/bbs05/ htmind/028 81.s16 ) as it does in the UK. The decline there is very severe. See: http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2005/wcrgrepa.htm Another species we share with the UK, Barn Owl, is of course very rare here in Wisconsin. It's declining, and on the endangered or threatened list in approx 15 midcontinent states, but holding its own to some extent in some places like TX, parts of CA, and the Central BBS Area. But it's declining in the UK as well: http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2005/wcrbarow.htm This is THE most widespread bird species on the planet, with ~ 35 subspecies, found on all continents except Antartica. Loss of grasslands and pastures, vehicle-caused mortality and other problems continue to be worrisome for this species' continued existence. Here, few would vote to "save" the House Sparrow. But in the UK, where it is native, it's a different story: http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2005/wcrhousp.htm But there's some good news, too, for some species in Great Britain: The Nuthatch (not the same species as either our northern North American species) is increasing: http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2005/wcrnutha.htm Their Robin shows an increase: http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2005/wcrrobin.htm Here's the picture for the Wren (same as our Winter Wren): http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2005/wcrwren.htm And last, but not least, good news for the Sparrowhawk (like our Sharp-shinned Hawk): http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2005/wcrsparr.htm William P. Mueller Milwaukee, WI (414) 643-7279 E-mail: [email protected] On the web: http://home.earthlink.net/~iltlawas/index.html ############################## This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[email protected]>. To UNSUBSCRIBE, E-mail to <[email protected]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[email protected]> Send administrative QUERIES, E-mail to <[email protected]>
