Window collisions happen for a variety of reasons – not just when light pollution draws birds off course – and it is a huge problem for birds around the world. Nearly 988 million birds die from crashing into windows in the U.S every year. ![]() Unable to perceive glass, many birds collide with windows before they can find their way back out of the city. Photo Credit: American goldfinch, Chipping sparrows, Irene K (Pixabay) Dark-eyed junco, Anish Lakkapragada (Unsplash)Īs these birds fly over Salt Lake City, they will encounter a blindingly bright landscape below, where nighttime lights will draw them into the urban environment. Many of these birds will migrate through Utah, and the April 6 Birds and Brew: Lights Out event, co-hosted by Audubon Rockies and Tracy Aviary, is a way to spread the word about a simple way to make their journey safer: turning out and shielding nighttime lights. Photo credit: Birds migrating, Maksim Shutov (Unsplash)ĭuring spring, an estimated 3.5 billion birds will cross the U.S./Mexico border as they head north to their breeding grounds. It isn’t something we think about as we lie in bed, but on any given spring night there could be hundreds, or even millions of birds flying high above us through the dark sky. Many people don’t realize that most birds that migrate do so at night. To celebrate the annual Lights Out Salt Lake event, planned every year during spring bird migration. Celebrating Dark Skies During Spring MigrationĬooper Farr, Director of Conservation, Tracy Aviary On the evening of Thursday, April 6 th people will head to Tracy Aviary.
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