What birds can tell us about the health of San Francisco Bay
A new website, the San Francisco Bay State of the Birds, created by the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture and Point Blue Conservation Science, provides scientists, policymakers, and the public with an up-to-date look at which Bay Area bird populations are thriving and which are declining, and what that says about the health of San Francisco Bay’s wetlands and waters. The findings suggest that the populations of Bay Area marsh birds and wetland ducks are doing well, shorebirds and diving ducks are declining, indicating that some habitats are rebounding from “rapidly evolving climate change and biodiversity challenges,” according to the project researchers, while others still need conservation attention.
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