Sudden Bird Death in New Mexico

Worrying news from New Mexico, and speculation that California wildfires may be to blame:

Professor Martha Desmond of the college's Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology expressed deep concern about what the sudden deaths of these birds portends for the environment.

"It is terribly frightening," Desmond told the Sun News. "We've never seen anything like this. ... We're losing probably hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of migratory birds."

She added that "a number of these species are already in trouble. They are already experiencing huge population declines and then to have a traumatic event like this is – it's devastating."