State of the Birds 2016 News Coverage

News media from around Connecticut covered the release of the Connecticut State of the Birds 2016 report, “Gains, Losses and the Prospect of Extinction.” Here’s a compilation of links to an editorial and several articles:

Editorial
Hartford Courant
Connecticut Birds at Risk: An Environmental Warning

News articles
Hartford Courant
Many State Birds in Decline and One Heading for Extinction, Report Warns

Connecticut Post/Hearst
Report: Once common bird species on a “rapid trajectory to extinction”

New Haven Register
Connecticut ‘State of the Birds’ report concludes rising sea levels a problem for some species
New London Day
Losses outweigh gains in state’s bird populations, Audubon report finds

WTNH
Connecticut bird faces extinction because of sea level rise

WNPR
This Connecticut Bird Could be Extinct in 50 Years, Experts Warn