Year in review: The post-pigeon century

Buildings, cars and cats take toll on birds

GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS While eastern meadowlarks remain too abundant to classify as threatened, the population of the birds has decreased by about three percent per year since 1968, a 2014 report found.

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By Susan Milius

December 15, 2014 at 12:00 pm - More than 2 years ago

News of bird troubles received an eerie emphasis in 2014 when biologists marked the 100th anniversary of the death of the last known passenger pigeon.

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