This sounds wrong. Cornell University has the world's most advanced orinthology dept and operates eBird [0], the most complete and accurate animal observation database of any kind as well as the world's largest citizen science project.
There is no such alarm being raised by Cornell [1] and I don't see them listed as participants in that panel (a bad sign, by itself).
Instead of panicking about birds, just learn what's around you [2] and get an appropriate feeder.
I guess other people would agree with you given the stomping I got for vouching the topic.
However, [1] and [2] which happens to be the media release and probably what HN policy would consider the origin. (I hadn't found it earlier myself, only just now since you brought it up, even though C.U. seem to have their name on the first 2 links I provided in my first reply to the thread.)
This sounds wrong. Cornell University has the world's most advanced orinthology dept and operates eBird [0], the most complete and accurate animal observation database of any kind as well as the world's largest citizen science project.
There is no such alarm being raised by Cornell [1] and I don't see them listed as participants in that panel (a bad sign, by itself).
Instead of panicking about birds, just learn what's around you [2] and get an appropriate feeder.
[0] https://ebird.org
[1] Source: I'm a monthly donor and get daily emails from Cornell's bird department.
[2] https://ebird.org/explore
I guess other people would agree with you given the stomping I got for vouching the topic.
However, [1] and [2] which happens to be the media release and probably what HN policy would consider the origin. (I hadn't found it earlier myself, only just now since you brought it up, even though C.U. seem to have their name on the first 2 links I provided in my first reply to the thread.)
[1] https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/03/state-americas-bird...
[2] https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/u-s-bird-populations-cont... [contains media release kit]
I'm not sure why this was dead, vouched.
Based on source [1] - [2] for the pdf
I seem to recall about 10 years ago there being mention of a mysterious sudden decline in bird numbers in the US.
However about all I find is mention of sudden declines in 2020 ... 2021 ... [3] [4] [5]
[1] https://www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/
[2] https://www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/wp-content/uploads/2025... [pdf]
[3] https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-sudden-bird-dying-ev...
[4] https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/what-we-k...
[5] https://www.livescience.com/bird-dieoff-eastern-united-state...