Bird Window Collisions

A man from Water Island on Fire Island, sent me a photo of a little bird that died when it flew into his window. It was a Golden Crowned Kinglet. There’s a lot of warblers, and of course, other birds on Fire Island. Very sad to see these beautiful birds crashing into windows and dying. I found an article about the Blackburnian Warbler. They are long distance migrants and most spend the winter in South America in the Andes. There have been a large number of window strikes in New York City at the World Trade Center complex. Building collisions kill up to a billion birds each year. The Bird -Safe Building Act could help prevent many of these deaths. You can help by urging Congress to support this important law. This also can be avoided by getting bird silhouettes and putting them on your windows. They can be found online, at Birds Unlimited in Oakdale or making them yourselves. 

Help save our little beauties!!