“A strategic approach to bird conservation is needed to arrest declines of birds before they reach crisis levels.” That’s how the latest State of the Birds report characterized the situation facing the Rufous Hummingbird and 69 other birds who have already lost more than 50% of their populations in the last 50 years. These birds are on track to lose another 50% in the coming decades if conservation efforts do not improve.

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