BirdCast's free online maps are like weather forecasts, but for avian migration.
, especially from glass buildings, which can kill thousands of songbirds in a single night. “You can focus ‘lights out’ campaigns on those big nights of migration, which I think is a huge game changer,” Jimenez says.
BirdCast has formed partnerships with local nonprofits across the country, like Lights Out Texas, which convincedAnd while skyscrapers and other big reflective buildings present the most significant dangers to migrating birds, recent research suggests that turning off eventhe number of dead animals. If BirdCast indicates a heavy migration night in your area, you can help by, say, turning off your outdoor lights. “Individual action really does matter at a local scale,” Jimenez says. “Light pollution is a simple fix, and if we change tonight, we’d have an immediate impact,” Horton says.BirdCast can help you experience the thrills of fall and spring migration, Jimenez says, whether you’re a birder or not. Just because birds mostly migrate at night doesn’t mean they’re impossible to spot. “I could be on my roof in Brooklyn … and literally hear birds migrating overhead,” Jimenez says. Think of it like an avian meteor shower, except you’re listening for
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