Lights Out for Migrating Birds
Sadly, building collisions kill 300 million to a billion birds each year. But right now, 45
cities
across the country are making an effort to have building owners and managers to turn off excess
lighting during the months migrating birds are flying overhead. This helps to provide birds safe
passage between their nesting and wintering grounds. Within the past year, Colorado declared
April
"Lights Off for Bird Migration Month" and in North Carolina, five local Lights Out policies were
passed. At the national level, we're advocating for the Bird-Safe Buildings Act, a common-sense
solution to help birds avoid collisions with buildings by promoting bird-friendly materials and
design features at federal buildings. Recent studies have shown that collisions at a monitored
site
in Philadelphia are down 70%!
