/tags/bald-eagle Bald Eagle en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 12 May 2024 12:06:00 GMT /news/2024-05-12/colorados-bald-eagles-are-soaring-in-numbers-wildlife-officials-say Colorado’s bald eagle population was hit hard by avian influenza in 2022, reducing the number of nests by about 20 percent. But now, the eagles have made a remarkable recovery. Sun, 12 May 2024 12:06:00 GMT /news/2024-05-12/colorados-bald-eagles-are-soaring-in-numbers-wildlife-officials-say Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2022-10-31/juncos-red-winged-blackbirds-and-many-other-mountain-west-birds-echo-canaries-in-the-coal-mine Many birds are in trouble nationwide. A 2019 study published by Cornell found that bird populations have declined 30% since 1970. That's nearly three billion birds. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2022-10-31/juncos-red-winged-blackbirds-and-many-other-mountain-west-birds-echo-canaries-in-the-coal-mine Emma VandenEinde