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The Tricolored Blackbird is a “tipping point” species, whose small population continues to face high threats in part due to the devastating impacts of climate change. In fact, since the 1960s the Tricolored Blackbird has lost 66% of its total population.

That’s why our work is so important for the Tricolored Blackbird and all birds who are being impacted by extreme conditions brought on by the climate crisis.

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Tricolored Blackbird.

Your generous gift can help birds in the ongoing climate crisis.

We are in the middle of an intensifying climate crisis. We have lost 3 billion birds since 1970, and more than half of our bird species are in decline. The loss of these birds should be a wake-up call for all of us and the urgent need to act. Birds need your help before it’s too late. We have a limited-time opportunity to have your annual gift matched up to $5,000. Will you start your first annual donation straight away and increase your impact? An annual gift is a convenient way to provide for birds' future, as it renews automatically each year.

The Tricolored Blackbird is one such “tipping point” bird in the ongoing climate and biodiversity crises. Their population continues to face significant threats and it is currently listed as threatned under California law.

The Tricolored Blackbird used to nest in Central Valley wetlands, but with 95% of those fertile lands gone, these birds have turned to dairy forage fields. Unfortunately many Tricolored Blackbird chicks had not left their nests before farmers needed to harvest their crops, but Audubon and our partners stepped in to help.

We worked to support dairies by delaying their harvests in order to allow these chicks enough time to leave the nest. Since 2015, when this program was first implemented, we have protected an average of 122,000 nesting adult Tricolored Blackbirds every year, ensuring chicks can fledge and rebuild the colony’s threatened population.

The birds we love need protection

The Tricolored Blackbird has lost 50% of their population since 1970.

95 percent of the Central Valley wetlands – a major nesting ground for the Tricolored Blackbird – have disappeared.

Audubon has worked to save on average 122,000 nesting Tricolored Blackbirds since 2015.

Our work isn’t over yet—in fact it’s just beginning. July was the hottest month on record and we will only continue to see native habitats, like the ones Tricolored Blackbirds used to nest in, disappear.

In order to continue protecting birds for generations to come, we’re counting on all of our dedicated supporters in this historic time. So please, can we count on you to start an annual recurring donation? Your first gift will be matched up to $5,000.

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National Audubon Society

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Photo: USFWS. Illustrations: Piping Plover; Tricolored Blackbird; Rufous Hummingbird

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