In Seattle, bird counts and species diversity are declining

Bird counts in Seattle have declined 21% between 2005 and 2023. That's according to a new study from Birds Connect Seattle, which also found that species diversity declined by 18% during that same time period. Conservation director Joshua Morris authored the report. We met up recently at Washington Park Arboretum to talk about what’s happening to Seattle’s bird populations.

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In Seattle, bird counts and species diversity are declining is an episode from Seattle Now by Seattle Now.

This episode is 15:11 long.

This episode was published on May 26, 2026.

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