ABSTRACT
The implementation of conservation and management strategies for songbirds, and the environment in general, is often contingent upon a corresponding change in human behavior. History reveals that generating change in human behavior can be difficult. But the advent of the Covid-19 global pandemic in the year 2020 revealed just how quickly behavior and societal norms can change when an immediate and ominous threat demands new ways of thinking and acting. To bring about the changes that scientists indicate are needed to sustain songbird populations, we must also become students of human behavior. Not so that we can manipulate others, but so that we can rightly and clearly explain the plight of songbirds in a way that is meaningful within the communities where we work. Collaboration within our communities, and with other research biologist and land managers, may be the best way to produce the results needed to sustain our diverse songbird assemblages. In turn, these wonderful creatures will continue to brighten our lives and provide an array of community services.
