Decline seen in state's flying-insect-eating species
BY LAURESHA XHIHANI REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
BY LAURESHA XHIHANI REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
A new report from the Connecticut Audubon Society raises the alarm about birds that feed on flying insects.
The report, released by the society on Friday, notes a dramatic drop in the populations of about 17 species of birds, all of which survive by capturing flying insects while airborne.
Birds who feed on these insects include chimney swifts, purple martins, whip-poor-wills and barn swallows -- all of which have seen long-term population declines dating back to 1966, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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