Extreme heat is having devastating impacts on our birds. Baby birds are tumbling from their nests, ending up at wildlife rehabilitation centers dehydrated and in desperate need of fluids. Among the most susceptible to high temperatures? Birds like the American Goldfinch, Cactus Wren, and Caspian Tern.
The American Goldfinch could lose up to 100% of its summer range at a 3 degree warming scenario. That’s why we’re working to lessen the impacts of climate change for birds like the American Goldfinch. By stabilizing carbon emissions and holding warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, 76 percent of vulnerable species will be better off, and nearly 150 species would no longer be vulnerable to extinction from climate change.
Along with volunteers, Audubon is working tirelessly at the state and federal levels to bring birds back from the brink. Recently, Louisiana broke ground on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project which will be the country’s single-largest ecosystem restoration project which will help birds like the Bald Eagle and the Roseate Spoonbill.
Climate-vulnerable birds are counting on you
July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded.
Severe heat waves are predicted to increase in intensity, frequency, and duration in the coming years.
According to the North American Breeding Bird Survey, the American Goldfinch lost over a quarter of their population between 1966 and 2019.
