Study says climate change may impact birds in national parks
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A bald eagle flies though falling snow Dec. 26, 2016, as it crosses the Skagit River near Rockport. A warming trend in the North Cascades may mean fewer eagles wintering there.

 Scott Terrell / Skagit Valley Herald

As the global climate warms, the American pipit may disappear from North Cascades National Park, while the snowy owl may arrive.

Those are two of many possibilities detailed in a joint peer-reviewed study released last week by the National Audubon Society and National Park Service. The study suggests climate change could shift the types of birds found in the nation’s public lands.


— Reporter Kimberly Cauvel: 360-416-2199, kcauvel@skagitpublishing.com, Twitter: @Kimberly_SVH, Facebook.com/bykimberlycauvel

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