Making the Windy City Safer for Birds (BirdNote)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.
- LEED’s Green Building Rules Are Becoming More Bird-Friendly—Do They Go Far Enough? (Audubon Magazine)
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.
- FGCU Students Design Solution to Deadly Bird-Window Strikes (Gulf Coast ABC)
FGCU’s Ornithology Club partnered with FGCU’s art galleries to create designs on glass at the University to prevent collisions
- Evening Grosbeak Window Collisions!
The Evening Grosbeak needs your help. For decades this brightly colored finch was a beloved winter backyard feeder bird during its irruptions from more northern or montane breeding areas. Recent studies have found that Evening Grosbeak has lost more than…
- Celebrating Successes in Reducing Bird Collisions (USFWS)
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.
- Bird Strikes Drop by More Than 95% at McCormick Place After Bird-Safe Film Installed (NBC Chicago)
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.
- 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.
- ASHRAE officially publishes bird friendly addendum O to ASHRAE 189.1 / International Green Construction Code
ASHRAE Standard 189.1 and the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) officially incorporate bird-friendly design strategies, focusing on reducing avian collisions with glass.
- 5 Myths About Bird-Friendly Design (Buildings)
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?
- $12.5 million awarded to partners for Delaware River watershed conservation
The Wildlife Management Institute (WMI) and its partners, including Bird Safe Philly, are recipients of a grant entitled, “Increasing connectivity for migratory birds in the Delaware Watershed by reducing bird collisions.” This three-year grant will provide nearly $500,000 for efforts to educate and mitigate for bird collisions with glass through 2028 in Southeast Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
