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On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

What will it take to save America's birds?

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

Talk Show, News, On Point, Daily, Npr

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Since 1970, the North American bird population has declined by more than 25%. There are many factors driving this. And several things bird lovers can do to reverse the trend.

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Lynn Norton is a rural mail carrier from eastern Nebraska, where she loads up her trucks in the morning.

1:43.9

She usually brings a set of binoculars to look for birds along her route, And she's been doing that for decades.

1:51.2

I really got into all the water birds and I just changed my view. It really changed my view of how I looked at what was going on around me. Lynn is 67 now and owns a small horse pasture

1:57.3

about 25 minutes south of Omaha. Her favorite type of bird, night jars.

2:03.3

They're nocturnal birds known for how well they camouflage in the twilight.

2:07.3

I just think they're just such a cool little bird, watching them fly.

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