Debbie, Migrating birds fly quite high, and would typically fly over any darkened cities. It's the lights that lure them in.
Linda Hodges Colorado Springs On Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 8:28 AM Debbie Tyber <[email protected]> wrote: > > Perhaps a dumb question, but if it's totally dark, what is to stop the > birds from flying into the buildings or houses they can't see? Wouldn't > dimming the lights help? > > Debbie Tyber > Breckenridge, CO > On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 8:11:52 AM UTC-6 Tyler Stuart wrote: > >> COBirders, >> >> In an effort to help migratory birds, National Audubon Society, the >> International Dark Sky Association, and Denver Audubon have partnered to >> launch *Lights Out Colorado >> <https://idacolorado.xyz/lights-out-colorado/>. *Several other local >> Audubon chapters in Colorado are also monitoring bird-building collisions >> and working with their cities and towns to encourage lights out during >> migration. The Lights Out Colorado program provides information about the >> steps we can take to reduce light pollution, energy use and costs, and make >> migration safer for birds. Please take a look at the newly-launched *Lights >> Out Colorado website* <https://idacolorado.xyz/lights-out-colorado/> to >> learn more and take a pledge to support the effort. >> >> On a related note, tomorrow (Thursday) night is forecast to be the first >> night of higher migration numbers for much of Colorado, according to >> *BirdCast* >> <https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/migration-forecast-maps/>. What >> an excellent time to start dimming or turning off lights at night! And >> please tell your neighbors, friends, family, NextDoor and other >> neighborhood listservs, Facebook, and anyone else you can about the >> benefits of lights out during migration. You can check *upcoming >> Migration Alerts* >> <https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/local-migration-alerts/> for your >> location through BirdCast as well. >> >> Aiken Audubon (Pikes Peak Region) has a small team beginning its third >> year of monitoring for bird-building collisions. If you live in the Pikes >> Peak Region and are interested in getting involved, or live elsewhere and >> are interested in monitoring locally, feel free to send me a message. >> >> Every step we take as individuals to help birds can go so much further as >> a community. Thanks for your help! >> >> Tyler Stuart >> Aiken Audubon >> Colorado Springs >> > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/400fb7d8-30b8-4b15-9b6b-757566150bc4n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/400fb7d8-30b8-4b15-9b6b-757566150bc4n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABW16T%3DsiM0B%2BTK%2Bmq1dOs_W3tok0tTMU3SvNbUdnuDh9K%3DodA%40mail.gmail.com.
