{"id":16559,"date":"2025-01-06T09:29:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/?p=16559"},"modified":"2025-01-06T09:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:33:14","slug":"vancouver-bird-count-results-were-published-in-the-journal-of-animal-ecology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/vancouver-bird-count-results-were-published-in-the-journal-of-animal-ecology\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Bird Count results were published in the Journal of Animal Ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16559\" class=\"elementor elementor-16559\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d442083 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d442083\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-677dea0\" data-id=\"677dea0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f540c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98f540c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vancouver Bird Count | November 2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d4d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1d4d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Results published in the Journal of Animal Ecology<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb0e48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb0e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"author\">Eyster,\u00a0H. N.<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"author\">Chan,\u00a0K. M. A.<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"author\">Fletcher,\u00a0M. E.<\/span>, &amp;\u00a0<span class=\"author\">Beckage,\u00a0B.<\/span>\u00a0(<span class=\"pubYear\">2024<\/span>).\u00a0<span class=\"articleTitle\">Space-for-time substitutions exaggerate urban bird\u2013habitat ecological relationships<\/span>.\u00a0<i>Journal of Animal Ecology<\/i>,\u00a0<span class=\"vol\">93<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"pageFirst\">1854<\/span>\u2013<span class=\"pageLast\">1867<\/span>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/1365-2656.14194\" class=\"broken_link\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/1365-2656.14194<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ed98e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ed98e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13cf417\" data-id=\"13cf417\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c424679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c424679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/1365-2656.14194\" class=\"broken_link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold-768x768.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16562\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Van-Bird-Count-Harold.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b14e3b5\" data-id=\"b14e3b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b991c3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b991c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On November 6, 2024, Harold Eyster and co-authors shared the results of the <span style=\"color: #097cad;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/cb-research-vancouver\/\">2020 Greater Vancouver Urban Landbird Count<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0in a peer-reviewed publication<span style=\"color: #097cad;\">. <\/span>This research project aimed to answer the question: <b>How\u00a0did bird abundance change in the Greater Vancouver area in two decades?<\/b> The results are astonishing.\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Photo: Harold Eyster, research lead.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7895a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7895a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5f887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b5f887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greater Vancouver lost a quarter of its birds in 20 years<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2f0f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e2f0f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the summer of 2020, the research team conducted repeated bird surveys at 272 Greater Vancouver locations (purple points on the map below) to count breeding landbirds. The locations were selected based on the historic bird survey by Dr. Stephanie Melles in 1997. This study design allowed for a direct comparison of bird statistics collected 23 years apart.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e16f7bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e16f7bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-928d142\" data-id=\"928d142\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-448c045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"448c045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Research-Map-768x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16564\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Research-Map-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Research-Map-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stewardshipcentrebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Research-Map-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-572dea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"572dea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Map of Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada showing 2021 land cover (different colours) and locations of 1997 and 2020 bird surveys (circles; purple circles are replicated surveys, yellow circles are those only surveyed in 1997)&#8221;. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/1365-2656.14194\" class=\"broken_link\">Eyster et al., 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7a9f6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7a9f6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e96f4b5\" data-id=\"e96f4b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc01db elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9bc01db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94dc94 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"c94dc94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tResearch findings revealed that the overall abundance of breeding birds in Greater Vancouver decreased by 26% from 1997 to 2020.&nbsp;\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Eyster et al., 2024<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac96100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ac96100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1020f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1020f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to overall losses in bird abundance, the compositions of the bird community and common bird species also changed in 23 years. Some species have increased in numbers (like Anna&#8217;s Hummingbird, White-crowned Sparrow, Northern Flickers, Black-capped Chickadees, Pine Siskins and American Goldfinches), while others experienced a significant drop in numbers (for example, House Finches, Violet-green and Barn Swallows (a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/environment-climate-change\/services\/species-risk-public-registry\/cosewic-assessments-status-reports\/barn-swallow-2021.html\">species of special concern in Canada<\/a>), American Robins, Spotted Towhees, American Crows,\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); background-color: transparent;\">European Starlings, and House Sparrows). Of note, the top five most common species\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); background-color: transparent;\">in 1997\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">included the ones that showed a drastic decline in 2020 (European starlings, House Sparrows, American crows, House Finches, and Violet-green Swallows).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4c20e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be4c20e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This trend is not new. Since the 1970s,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3billionbirds.org\/\">nearly 3 billion birds <\/a>have been lost in North America. The<a href=\"https:\/\/naturecounts.ca\/nc\/socb-epoc\/report\/2024\/en\/\"> 2024 State of Birds in Canada report<\/a> showed that Canada has lost nearly 40% of all birds, with grassland birds alone experiencing the most drastic decline of 67%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d8421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1d8421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is causing the bird decline?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c182683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c182683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While it was not the focus of the study to determine the causes of the decline in bird abundance, the authors shared several hypotheses as to what may be causing it. Possible impacts included &#8220;<em>interspecific interactions, regional species pool effects, changes in arthropod abundance, climate change, microhabitat specificity, and changes in anthropogenic food subsidies.<\/em>&#8221; When it comes to human-caused sources of bird mortality, studies show that the top two are domestic cats and window collisions, both of which cause millions of bird deaths in Canada each year (<a href=\"https:\/\/abcbirds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Blancher-2013-Estimated-number-of-birds-killed-by-domestic-cats-in-Canada.pdf\">Blancher et al., 2013<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/tethys.pnnl.gov\/publications\/synthesis-human-related-avian-mortality-canada\">Calvert et al., 2013<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e043f38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e043f38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ce5a22\" data-id=\"1ce5a22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee408b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aee408b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is it important to study urban birds? <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d63ce0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d63ce0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Birds are important indicators of ecosystem health, and they provide valuable ecosystem services that benefit both the environment and people. However, they are studied more often in their natural, rural habitats than in urban areas. Eyster et al. (2024) emphasize that not all bird species can adapt to urban living. Moreover, the authors point out that urban birds face distinct pressures, including exposure to pollutants, collisions with glass buildings, encounters with urban predators, and diseases associated with high-density feeders. Research focused on urban environments is crucial for understanding variations in bird activity and adaptation across different landscapes.<\/p><p><br \/>The authors also highlight the benefits of urban birds for humans, such as improved well-being, positive experiences from interactions with birds and nature, and equitable access to green spaces. Additionally, cities provide opportunities for people to create habitats for birds and supplement their diets through bird feeding. Thus, understanding bird dynamics in urban settings can help inform conservation practices tailored specifically for these environments and ensure we can support urban bird populations valuable to our communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04e69b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04e69b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71e6cf6\" data-id=\"71e6cf6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83fc1a 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