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Securing the Future of Marylands Birds our birds need you Support Marylands Birds Quick Links Our Mission Maintain and enhance native bird populations and the habitats they use by fostering partnerships with public and private entities and promoting community action. In less than a single lifetime North America has lost more than one in four of its birds according to a report in the worlds leading scientific journal. Published in Science by researchers at seven institutions the findings show that 2. 9 billion breeding birds have been lost since 1970 including birds in every ecosystem.