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Bird populations are dropping. Colorado birders help connect dots to figure out why.

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, volunteers collect data on migrating birds to assess species’ health, threats they face

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 12: Judith Kohler - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | jkohler@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Meredith McBurney, Bander and Volunteer Coordinator ...
Meredith McBurney, bander and volunteer coordinator with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, left, puts a warbler into the hand of Robin Boden to release it during daily banding sessions at Barr Lake State Park in Brighton on Sept. 27, 2022. Bird banding has been used to study wild birds since the late 1800s. Data collected at banding stations have greatly increased the understanding of migratory routes and timings, species’ range limits, average lifespans, and how all these life-history characteristics may be changing over time. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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The Bird Conservancy of the Rockies and volunteers are helping connect the dots of the path of migrating birds for scientists studying why populations are declining.
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