Jason Weckstein, PhD, curator of Ornithology, Academy of Natural Science of Drexel University. The summer are making their way south in epic and dangerous migratory flights for the first time,” said However, during fall migration, numbers of migrating birds are even higher because young birds born during Owners and managers and continued data collection on collisions through the coalition’s collision monitoring “Bird Safe Philly’s spring migration Lights Out was a resounding success with significant participation from building during migration seasons,Įspecially in a building’s upper levels, lobby and atrium.
That have agreed to voluntarily switch off unnecessary lights between midnight and 6 a.m. The program now has 36 commercial buildings, 43 residential sign-ups, and six municipal buildings Since the launch of Lights Out Philly in spring 2021, the Philadelphia community came together in a remarkable way to Support that Lights Out Philly received this spring, and we encourage everyone, from building managers to smallīusinesses and homeowners, to once again turn off, block, or dim artificial lights at night and around dawn.” Of bright artificial lights they are exposed to while they are migrating at night,” said Keith Russell,Ĭonservation program manager at Audubon Mid-Atlantic. Their wintering grounds, we can make it safer for the birds that migrate through our city by minimizing the amount As yellowthroats and other nocturnal migrants travel thousands of miles to from August 15 to November 15 to protect migratoryīirds traveling along the Atlantic Flyway.Įndured a challenging nesting season as the impacts of climate-related events like heat waves and wildfires continue Off or block non-essential lights from midnight to 6:00 a.m. Bird Safe Philly is asking Lights Out Philly participants - and everyone - to turn
Philadelphia as they head south for the winter, newly hatched young embarking on their first migration.
Fall bird migration is underway and millions of birds are beginning to reach
0 kommentar(er)
