Bird-window collisions: Sources of information

As I hope you know by now, David Allen Sibley wrote one really powerful article about bird-window collisions for our December 2008 issue. Here's the first spread:

"Window Pain," by David Allen Sibley

Birder's World Magazine, December 2008, page 34

The article grew out of a series of fascinating experiments that David conducted around his home in Massachusetts and then described on Sibley Guides Notebook, his blog.

David prepared a list of information sources to accompany his article. Here's what he recommended:

Glass: A Deadly Conservation Issue for Birds

Daniel Klem's thorough 2006 review, originally published in the Bird Observer (Vol. 34, No. 2, 2006) and now available on the website of the Bird Screen Company.

Birds and Windows

A wealth of information about birds and windows on the website of the Acopian Center for Ornithology at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA.

Mortality Threat to Birds: Collisions with Buildings

An excellent summary and suggested actions from the American Bird Conservancy.

FLAP

Information about bird-window collisions from the Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP), based in Toronto.

Lights Out Chicago, Audubon Chicago

Birds and Buildings Conference

Audubon Chicago, working with the City of Chicago, developed a city-wide program to reduce bird collisions by turning off decorative lights during spring and fall migrations. The effort led to an important conference.

Bird-Safe Building Guidelines

A manual for developers, architects, engineers, and others who want to construct bird-safe buildings, from New York City Audubon.

If you are aware of other sources of information about bird-window collisions, would you please share them here or in our new Birds and Windows Forum? -- C.H.

Comments

[The Bird Coop]

Great Post..I find comments relating to this subject matter very interesting, especially the fact that birds today have terrible living conditons because of a lack of care concerning wildlife.