Photos: Kara K.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

Photo: Chrissy B.

Feathers stuck to window (from Feb. 20).

Another great thing about working on this project, besides working to bring attention to this issue, is meeting others that are working on it too.  Even though I know Lynne only through email now, we share the same passion - bringing attention to this threat to birds.  

If you live near Baltimore please go see her exhibit.

Lynne Parks explores loss of migratory songbirds in Baltimore Museum of Art exhibit. 

"They capture such a wonderful sense of fragility," BMA director Doreen Bolger said of Parks' work. "How delicate a balance we have in nature and the world. How important it is to remember, as we populate cities and build buildings, that animals and plants are all around us. It's a real reminder of the care we have to take of the world we live in."

Read more here.

Photos: Chrissy B.

Unconfirmed Sparrow (Bldg. 7E).

Surveying in the snow. 

As many as 988 million birds die annually in window collisions.

"The moral imperative of preventing even one unwanted and unintended death of these utilitarian and aesthetically pleasing creatures is, or should be, compelling enough.”

-Dr. Daniel Klem

Great to see bird and window collisions getting press:

Windows kill up top 10% of birds each year

Up to a billion birds die in the U.S. annually crashing into windows

Photos: Kara K.

 

Eastern Towhee.

 
California City Adopts Bird-Friendly Building Guidelines

"In addition, staff adopted a preference against the use of mirrored windows for all future development and would like to look into making this an ordinance in two years."

Only two cities have adopted such guidelines - San Francisco and Oakland.