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Protecting birds is about more than stickers on a window—but it’s also a relatively straightforward sustainability goal. Do any of these common misconceptions sound familiar?

On Oct 29-30, the Bird Collision Prevention Alliance will host two half days of inspiring talks and presentations on a variety of topics around bird collision prevention and advocacy for partners and collaborators.

Since bird-safe film was installed on the building’s windows last summer, collisions into the mostly glass structure are down over 95% during the recent fall migration compared with previous seasons, the Field Museum said.

Following the February 2024 Multi-Sector Summit to Address Light Pollution and Bird Collisions, a large collaborative partnership formed to address light pollution and stop bird collisions. Here are just a few examples highlighting the partnerships’ work.

FGCU’s Ornithology Club partnered with FGCU’s art galleries to create designs on glass at the University to prevent collisions

The world’s top system for certifying environmentally conscious design is putting more emphasis on preventing bird-building collisions, but critics say it’s still too easy for builders to skip measures that could save avian lives.

BirdNote Co-host Deja Perkins will speak with Douglas Stotz and Judy Pollock about the 2023 mass collision event at the McCormick Center. Co-host Purbita Saha takes us to New York’s Jacob Javits Convention Center.

According to experts, up to a billion birds die every year from flying into buildings and skyscrapers – distracted by lights or reflections, or unaware of the hazards posed by glass. But some architects are using new bird-friendly glass in their construction, while public-awareness campaigns are having a dramatic effect on creating safer environments for migrating birds. Correspondent David Pogue reports.

Research shows bird deaths from collisions far surpass previous estimates, highlighting urgent need for bird-safe glass retrofits and artificial light reduction measures.

This banded Black-and-white warbler was likely headed to its wintering grounds when it struck a building in downtown Newark, New Jersey in September 2023. But she lived to tell the tale!

Audubon chapters, centers, and programs are making buildings and night skies safer to protect migrating birds.

Since 2021, volunteers have documented at least 3,052 bird-building collisions across 128 downtown locations. About 924 collisions, or about 30%, occurred at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.