The Bird-Safe Buildings Movement Continues to Grow (Audubon)Audubon chapters, centers, and programs are making buildings and night skies safer to protect migrating birds.
- The National Zoo is Saving Birds One Window at a Time (Wild Hope)
In 2024, a newly formed bird collision prevention team began an effort to make all the zoo’s glass bird-safe — and to encourage its patrons to make similar changes in their own homes.
- USGS Joins the Bird Collision Prevention Alliance to Combat Bird Collisions (USGS)
USGS has joined forces with public and private partners to create the Bird Collision Prevention Alliance and will serve as a leading agency along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, American Bird Conservancy, National Audubon Society, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Dark Sky International, Fatal Light Awareness Program and many others.
The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center kills hundreds of birds. Could new design help? (The Dallas Morning News)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.
- To protect birds from windows, change human behavior (Cornell Chronicle)
Bird lovers are more motivated to take action to prevent birds from colliding with their windows by messages that emphasize the effectiveness of those measures, while emotional appeals are more persuasive for the general public, a new Cornell study has found.
- BCPA 2025 Virtual Summit To Take Place Oct 29-30
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.
