Most of us don’t have to look very hard to find a bird: Whether they’re singing in our yard, fluttering around at the park or soaring above skyscrapers, birds are a fun and beautiful part of the backdrop of our lives.
Welcome to 2021! It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a full year since we celebrated New York’s bird-friendly building law. Speaking of bird-friendly initiatives (and fresh starts), we thought we’d kick off the New Year by exploring various Lights Out Programs and how light pollution and window collisions affect bird populations across North America. Research...
Posted November 25th 2020 Ambassador Feature: Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Centre How have you been coping with the cooler weather? Regardless of whether you’ve been enjoying some bird friendly activities or some of your favourite fall comfort foods, there’s no doubt that winter is just around the corner. However, it’s important to remember that...
Posted October 1st 2020 Bird-Friendly Initiatives that are Making Flyways Safer for Migrating Birds Billons of birds will use flyways across North America to navigate south, or north, depending on the season. The term “flyways” refer to the paths that birds use to travel to and from their summer breeding grounds and winter territories; the flyways extend across...
Posted June 30th 2020 Combatting Window Collisions with Bird-Friendly Solutions “[Architects and their clients] can use all the recycled material they want, they can save all the energy they want . . .But if their building is still killing birds, it’s not green to me.” —Daniel Klem Jr. (from Audubon magazine) Glass is everywhere. And while there’s no denying that...
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