gadeerwoman
Senior Member
Was reading recently about the big reduction in the numbers of birds of many varieties. Bobwhite quail numbers down 80%. One thing I had noticed years ago was the vast reduction in meadowlarks. When I was young it was not unusual to see flocks of several hundred in the big pecan tree in my back yard. I haven't seen a single one in almost 50 years. Brown thrashers? Can't remember the last time I saw one. I was mentioning bats to a friend a few years ago. We used to see swarms of them around outside lights after dark when I was growing up. Haven't seen a single one around my outside lights in years. In the past few years I've seen a drastic reduction in the number of crows. Even the number of blue jays and mocking birds seem to be a third or less of what they were just 10 years ago. I'm sure the increased use of pesticides has been one major cause. Anyone else noticed the decrease in crow numbers?