Advocacy

You Found a Bird That Crashed Into a Window. Now What?

Building strikes are an unfortunately common occurrence, especially during migration season. Here’s what to do if you find a collision victim. By Carlyn Kranking, Editorial Fellow, Audubon Magazine Originally published by National Audubon on November 18, 2021 Wilson's Warbler stunned after hitting a glass building. Photo: Mr. TinDC/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Maybe you’ve seen the [...]

2022-01-31T10:02:54-05:00January 31st, 2022|

Introducing Bird Safe Philly!

Triggered by a catastrophic bird collision event in Philadelphia on October 2, 2020, that received international publicity, the Wyncote Audubon Society convened a meeting of a group of key conservation partners on October 14, 2020 to actively address the bird collision problem in Philadelphia. As a result, the Bird Safe Philly Coalition was formed. The [...]

2021-04-27T11:37:59-04:00April 27th, 2021|

Window Collision Webinar with Pennypack Trust

Researchers estimate that between 365-988 million birds die annually in the United Sates from colliding into windows. Most of the collisions are with windows in suburban homes and low-rise buildings, and not with city skyscrapers. Learn about the causes and patterns of collisions and actions you can take to mitigate bird collisions on your own [...]

2021-02-15T14:44:11-05:00February 15th, 2021|

Building Collisions Are a Greater Danger for Some Birds Than Others

Every year, as many as 1 billion birds die from colliding with buildings, especially those with extensive glass surfaces. During the day, these collisions result from birds mistaking reflections of open skies or nearby vegetation for the real deal. At night, when most birds migrate, lit-up buildings disorient and attract them, luring them not just off their migratory [...]

2020-09-14T08:47:48-04:00September 14th, 2020|

Audubon’s 2019 Policy Agenda

From Audubon.org Achieving bipartisan conservation solutions that address the biggest threats to birds and the places they need. Bald Eagle. Photo: Rick Lott/Audubon Photography Awards Audubon’s conservation vision—that we protect birds throughout their full lifecycle—requires we address the biggest threats to birds and the places they need now and into the future. Those [...]

2020-02-28T11:31:13-05:00February 28th, 2020|

Gone Missing: 3 Billion Birds

Announcement: Gone Missing: 3 Billion Birds, Presentation and Panel Discussion on SATURDAY, MARCH 7th from 2 - 5 p.m. at Stockton University in the Alton Auditorium, sponsored by Friends of Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in partnership with New Jersey Audubon A recent study sponsored by Cornell Lab of Ornithology revealed that almost 3,000,000 birds have [...]

2020-03-03T10:02:42-05:00February 25th, 2020|

Urge Congress to Vote for Passage of the “Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019”

The "Recovering America's Wildlife Act (H.R.3742) was introduced in this 116th Congress last summer. A major provision of this legislation is the provision to distribute funds to states to support nongame wildlife programs including fish, birds, and other wildlife. This act will support increased and dedicated funding for Pennsylvania bird conservation. There are 90 bird [...]

2020-02-28T11:33:10-05:00December 10th, 2019|

The Delaware River Basin Needs Your Help!

We have a short time to act before Congress signs off on the fiscal year 2020 budget! Congress will vote by December 20 on the Interior Appropriations bill, which contains funding for the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program. The Delaware River Basin Restoration Program is a non-regulatory program that will provide funding and technical assistance [...]

2020-02-28T11:33:21-05:00December 10th, 2019|

Support the Forage Fish Conservation Act

Today, there are three hundred million fewer seabirds in the world than there were in 1950, a population decline of seventy percent. These magnificent birds such as Atlantic Puffins, Least Terns, and Bald Eagles rely on fish as their primary food source, but they often can’t find enough to eat. Forage fish are small, schooling [...]

2020-02-28T11:33:46-05:00October 4th, 2019|
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