City lights attract birds to cities where they are vulnerable to windows, cats, and other dangers of city living… or, depending on what we do, they can have a meal and be on their way. Spring migration is a great time to talk with Audubon PA‘s Keith Russell about the wonders and challenges of bird migration. We talk with James McLaren and Jeffrey Buler about how artificial light at night (ALAN) can draw birds into urban green spaces. We also hear from Nicolette Cagle of Duke University about their bird-window collision research and the iNaturalist group that lets you contribute (and read more here).
We split the episode into two parts. This is part one.
Ovenbird killed by a window collision.
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