If you pay attention, you might start noticing red-bellied woodpeckers all over Miami. Photo credit: Rosie Betancourt/Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images.
The U.S. bird population has declined by 3 billion since 1970, and more than half of all U.S. bird species have declined.
what’s happening: Birda, a free birding app and social media platform, launched in September to encourage people to bird watch.
Recording bird sightings helps scientists identify changes in migration patterns and population levels.
- The app helps users identify species and offers challenges and leaderboards to have fun with other birdwatchers.
context: Miami is a great place to spot local, backyard, exotic and migratory birds.
What they say: Based on Vada’s data so far, “the most common birds recorded within a 30-mile radius of downtown Miami are mockingbirds, blue jays, red-bellied woodpeckers and white ibises,” a company spokesperson told Axios. I’m here.
- “They are all very different and beautiful in their own way. But nothing beats the Blue Jay comb!”
To start: Varda recommended trying to find these exotic birds introduced to Miami.
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