More than five years after a landmark study revealed a staggering decline in North American bird populations, a new report underscores that the troubling trend shows no signs of reversing. The 2025 U.

Sea ducks such as Common eiders, grassland birds such as Western meadowlarks and Lark buntings, and forest species such as Pinyon jays in the West and Bachman's sparrow in the East are among a wide variety of bird species that are in serious declines,

The report looked at 718 species using population data such as the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's eBird Status and Trends project, the U.S. Geological Survey's Breeding Bird Survey and National Audubon Society avian counts.

State of the Birds report identifies 112 "tipping point" species — those that have lost more than half their populations in the past five decades.

The U.S. bird population is declining at an alarming rate, according to a report published Thursday by an alliance of science and conservation groups. Habitat loss and climate change are among the key contributing factors to the bird population losses,