![]() ![]() ![]() Jacksonville is the only other participating Florida city besides Miami. cities with five others operating statewide or regional programs. Millions of migrating birds that make their way to South Florida in spring and fall face this threat as our high-rises get taller and brighter, which is why the Tropical Audubon Society has joined Audubon’s national Lights Out program. While Houston’s bright lights can present a risk to the wealth of migratory birds that cross. Most North American migratory birds fly at night, and lights on buildings can disorient birds on their paths, resulting in fatal collisions. alone, making it one of the greatest human-caused threats to birds, according to the American Bird Conservancy. Lights Out Texas is a statewide initiative started in Houston to raise awareness of bird migration and is led by a coalition of conservation non-profits, universities, governmental organizations, and Texans dedicated to the conservation of birds. Now they are tired and looking for a place to rest so they see the reflection of trees in the windows and crash into them … If the buildings are dark, they fly right past them,” said Brian Rapoza of Miami’s Tropical Audubon Society.Ĭollisions with glass windows, walls and other structures kill up to a billion birds a year in the U.S. Every spring and fall, billions of birds migrate through the US, mostly under the cover of darkness. In cities all across the country, building owners and managers are turning off excess lighting at night during the months migrating birds are passing through. Your State Senator in Hartford needs to hear from you TODAY. “Thousands of migrating birds (would) be seen swarming around the World Trade Center, for example. 6607, the 'Lights Out CT' bill in the Connecticut Senate, to save the lives of thousands of migrating birds and SAVE the state of Connecticut at least 1.5 million per year. This black-and white warbler collided with a building in downtown Miami July 29, 2021.
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