This report announced the disappearance of nearly a third of all North American birds. I think about this little Hermit Thrush and the journeys it makes as it migrates back and forth between its wintering grounds and its breeding grounds. I'm not sure if it makes the journey between our yard and somewhere in Canada or Alaska, or if it merely flies due east into the midwest during the summer, but either way, it makes quite a journey. The Audubon Society predicts that the effects of climate change will cause this species to lose 71% of its range (and gain 18% to the north) for a net loss of 53%.

Hang in there, little bird.