How are the spring snowstorms in the Midwest impacting the migratory bird populations? Get the scoop from South Dakota State University’s bird expert, associate professor Kent Jensen, who has extensive experience in avian ecology and habitat management. See more information about Kent Jensen at https://www.sdstate.edu/wfs/faculty/Faculty/dr-kent-c-kc-jensen.cfm.

The birds that migrate earliest, such as the robins, are at greatest risk, he says. Those flocks of robins huddled under pine trees are eating cedar berries because the wax coating gives them the fat they need to survive until the weather improves.

For more on the impact of the barrage of storms on migratory bird populations, contact Jensen at [email protected] or via cell phone at 605-690-6104.