News and Observer: North Carolina’s bright summertime landscape of songbirds, seabirds, and even game birds such as wild turkeys may be in for some drastic changes as the 21st century wears on.
The climate change predicted by many scientists to accelerate rapidly is likely to have many species leaving home in search of cooler, more hospitable climes.
“For the majority of the birds, especially in the East, it’s going to be a northward shift,” said Tom Auer, important bird area biologist for the National Audubon…