Nancy Quinn (@nancyquinn.bsky.social)

New York City’s Black-crowned Night Herons Are Vanishing—and Could Totally Disappear in a Decade, a New Study Reveals The waters and islands around the city have been home to thousands of the breeding birds for decades, but their numbers are now mysteriously plunging, according to New York City Bird Alliance. https://www.audubon.org/magazine/new-york-citys-black-crowned-night-herons-are-vanishing-and-could-totally-disappear-decade