Story: Common Grassland Birds Disappearing in Midwest , 7/31/07
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/july-dec07/birds_07-31.html

Worksheet Questions:

1. How many years of bird population data did the National Audubon Society analyze? Who collected the data?

2. What is the biggest reason for steep declines in the bird population, according to Chicago Audubon Director Stephen Packard?

3. How much of Illinois used to be covered by prairie? What percent is covered now?

4. After volunteers restored a Chicago-area prairie, by what percent did Bobolink and Meadowlark populations increase?

5. What is one kind of grass that volunteers are using to reseed and recreate prairie?

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