The Western Meadowlark, Kansas's state bird, experienced a downward trend in population between 1966 and 2017, according to a USGS analysis. PHOTO BY MATTHEW PENDLETON/MACAULAY LIBRARY AT CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY / Dodge City Daily Globe
By Dinah Voyles Pulver USA TODAY NETWORK Two major research projects released this fall show steep declines in bird populations and a grim outlook as…
