Science
“How do you know but ev'ry bird that cuts the airy way is an immense world of delight, clos'd by your senses five?” In his characteristically visionary style, the poet William Blake captured a sense of wonder many of us have felt. Birds can seize our imaginations – in their beauty, their intense vitality, in flight and song. Their plight on our continent is dire. A recent report found that 3 billion birds – a quarter of the North American population – have disappeared since 1970. For some species, the crisis is especially acute. “Grassland specialists” – small, secretive birds found in West Texas prairies and plains – have declined 70 percent during the last 50 yea... Hosted by for KRTS