Some interesting species they have found include yellow-rumped warblers, red-vented bulbuls, gray catbirds, red-bellied woodpeckers, and blue-gray gnatcatchers. The committee has been conducting bimonthly bird surveys on Zoo grounds to identify the native and migratory bird species that are using the Zoo as habitat during spring migration. to 6 a.m.Īs part of this partnership, our Zoo Crew Teens program formed a Bird-Saving Campaign Committee and have committed their time to helping save migratory birds.
During peak migration, you can help save migratory birds by dimming non-essential lighting and closing blinds in your homes and businesses between 11 p.m. This year, we’ve partnered with Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA) to join them in their Lights Out for Wildlife campaign.
To see our gallery, download our annual reports, and read about us in the news, click here.Zoo News Blog Zoo Crew’s Support for Lights Out for WildlifeĮvery year, millions of birds migrate through Texas during peak spring and fall migration periods. Watch our seminar on bird/glass collisions: Our work has been featured in publications by the BBC, Washington Post, and Huffington Post. Lights Out DC is patterned after highly successful lights-out programs in Chicago, Toronto, Boston, New York City, and Baltimore, to name a few. The statistics are used to convince building owners and managers to adopt light abatement procedures for the sake of migrating birds. Injured birds are monitored and released (if recovered) or taken to City Wildlife’s rehabilitation center if their injuries are more severe. The blow can be fatal or it can leave the birds injured and vulnerable to predators and street sweepers.ĭuring migratory seasons, Lights Out DC volunteers walk a four-mile route in downtown Washington to inspect buildings and collect dead or injured migratory birds that have collided with glass. Passing over cities, they are often attracted to artificial lights and frequently strike transparent or reflective windows. Most neo-tropical songbirds migrate at night to avoid turbulence in the air and they navigate by the stars. In urban areas, the problem worsens during periods of migration. Collisions with buildings kill more birds than any other single human factor besides habitat loss and domestic cats.
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