" Despite a currently robust population, a recent study by the National Audubon Society of data from the Christmas Bird Count indicated that populations had dec

" Despite a currently robust population, a recent study by the National Audubon Society of data from the Christmas Bird Count indicated that populations had declined by 61% to a population of 73 million from historic highs of over 190 million birds.[12] As a result, it is now classified by the IUCN as Near Threatened."