Pesticides

For all their prowess—can you imagine flying over 12,000 miles each year like a Bobolink?—birds are no match for the insidious chemicals used in many pesticide products. Rat poisons kill raptors like Swainson's Hawk, owls, and eagles, while weed-killers and insecticides can be lethal to songbirds, from Ruby-throated Hummingbird to Golden-winged Warbler. Aside from our ethical … Continue reading Pesticides