{"id":1465,"date":"2019-07-25T16:31:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T20:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotb2019.wpengine.com\/?page_id=1465"},"modified":"2025-03-13T09:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:04:24","slug":"state-of-the-birds-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the Birds 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sidebar-alignright has-lightgray-background-color has-background order-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHAT IS NABCI?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"order-bottom\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nabci-us.org\/\">The U.S. Committee of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative<\/a>\u00a0(NABCI) is a coalition of conservation and scientific organizations and entities working to advance biological, social, and scientific priorities for North American bird conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NABCI-logo.png\" alt=\"The U.S. Committee of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative\" class=\"wp-image-1628 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 266px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 266\/150;width:133px;height:75px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/report-partners\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1542\">Report Partners<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This 2025 edition of the State of the Birds report is a status assessment of the health of the nation\u2019s bird populations, delivered to the American people by scientists from U.S. bird conservation groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pointing the Way Forward<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The report&#8217;s Executive Summary highlights three key takeaways that together point the way forward for the conservation of our nation&#8217;s priceless ecological resources: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sobering evidence that <strong>America&#8217;s birds continue to decline<\/strong> across the board. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Despite ample evidence that <strong>conservation can work<\/strong>, the status quo approach to conservation is not turning bird populations around. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What&#8217;s needed now is <strong>policy that implements proven conservation measures<\/strong> that help birds, habitats, and people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16165478 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ocean-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/executive-summary\/\">Read the Executive Summary<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One-Third of U.S. Birds Need Conservation Action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Birds are telling us that the habitats people depend on are vanishing. Declines are happening across the board: in grasslands, aridlands, western and eastern forests, in Hawaii&#8217;s fragile ecosystems; and with our shorebirds and seabirds. Even waterfowl, which had rebounded strongly thanks to decades of conservation work, are seeing sharp recent declines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ocean-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/state-of-the-birds-usa\/\">See Results<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bird-Friendly Policies Help People, Too<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Birds strengthen American communities, and the more than 100 million Americans who watch birds contribute $279 billion to the nation&#8217;s economy each year. Adopting policies that protect birds yields benefits in income, jobs, tax revenues, mental health, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ocean-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/birds-strengthen-communities\/\">Benefits Beyond Birds<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"article-list card-display carousel card-four \"><h2 class=\"article-list-header\">Past State of the Birds Reports<\/h2><ul><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2022\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sotb-cover-1.33.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sotb-cover-1.33-720x541.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sotb-cover-1.33-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sotb-cover-1.33-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sotb-cover-1.33-480x361.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sotb-cover-1.33.jpg 1112w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"collage of curving lines and two birds, a duck (merganser) and a swan\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1112px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1112\/836;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2022\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">2022 State of the Birds Report<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2019\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2019-FI-2.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2019-FI-2-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2019-FI-2-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2019-FI-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2019-FI-2-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2019-FI-2.jpg 1095w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Cover, The State of the Birds 2019, with images of birds, and cutouts of birds flying over the water.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1095px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1095\/821;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2019\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">2019 State of the Birds Report<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2017\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2017-FI.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2017-FI-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2017-FI-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2017-FI-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2017-FI-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2017-FI.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Cover: A Farm Bill Special Report-State of the Birds 2017, with image of a bird on a big bale of hay.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1179px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1179\/884;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2017\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">2017 State of the Birds Report<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2016\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2016-FI.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2016-FI-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2016-FI-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2016-FI-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2016-FI-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2016-FI.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Cover of North American Birds 2016, with illustrations of birds over a map of North America.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1201px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1201\/901;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2016\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">2016 State of the Birds Report<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/archive.stateofthebirds.org\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2009-14-FI.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2009-14-FI-720x556.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2009-14-FI-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2009-14-FI-480x371.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SOTB2009-14-FI.jpg 1211w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Cover of The State of the Birds, United States of America 2009-2014, with illustrations of birds flying and running.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1211px; 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