Birds in Connecticut are at risk from the use of a common class of insecticide, according to the Connecticut Audubon Society’s annual “State of the Birds” report.
The group said neonicotinoids, or neonics, are injuring and killing birds directly while also decimating insect populations, a major food source for birds.
“When we’re losing our insect populations, we’re losing our bird populations,” said Milan Bull, senior director of science and conservation at the Connecticut Audubon Society, in a video presentation. “Lots of our birds – red-winged blackbirds, barn swallows, chimney swifts, bluebirds and robins – are all common Connecticut birds that are being impacted by pesticides including neonics.”…