In this short paper the Chicago metro area is used to test the thesis that birds are “lured by artificial lights” to land in metro and to their detriment. Chicago is on a principal flyway. It concludes that hunger is the best explains why migrant birds land in Chicago
Category Archives: Protect Birds
Lights Out: A Fatally Flawed Bird Conservation Program
Using lights out to protect birds from deadly collisions is fatally flawed. If one window is shutered birds will just hit lit windows in other buildings.
“Stopover” Crisis Demands Protecting Bird Migrants at Feeding-Resting Sites, not Against Lights in Cities
The “Stopover crisis,” demands a shift in bird conservation efforts to protecting birds at feeding-resting sites and not against city lights. Addressing cat predation and window collisions in these areas is crucial, as urban light reduction is far less effective. Protecting birds at these sites is scientifically sound and can make a significant impact.
Experts Warn Native Plant Programs May Cause Ecological Traps
Imagine A Wildlife Refuge That Does Not Protect Its Wildlife Dr. Doug Tallamy, Dr. Daniel Klem and Jim Cubie J.D. Imagine a wildlife refuge that does not protect its wildlife. How could this be possible? It is not only possible, it is likely, unless we take immediate action to prevent it. Unfortunately, many advocates ofContinue reading “Experts Warn Native Plant Programs May Cause Ecological Traps”
Fable of 10 White Kittens
I have always wanted beautiful long hair white kittens. When my adoption center announced that it had ten, I was there in a New York minute. They were so happy I would adopt 10. “Just a few questions,” they said. “Will you give them a good safe home?” “Of course, I said, but there areContinue reading “Fable of 10 White Kittens”
Bird Friendly Must Start With Bird Safe or Native Plant Efforts Will Fail.
Will Our Native Plant Efforts Not Help Birds? “This is critical strategic thinking” Doug Tallamy. Deadly window strikes may offset any gains from native plantings.