Safe Skies: Bird-Friendly Urban Design

According to the National Institute for Urban Wildlife, it is estimated that anywhere from 100 million to 1 billion birds are killed each year in America by window collisions. How can we best co-exist safely in our built world with avian companions? Join us in this episode as we explore answers to this question and discuss strategies for creating bird-safe backyards, homes, and cities.Preventing bird collisions: https://madisonaudubon.org/prevent-collisionsBird migration tool: https://birdcast.info/(00:03:58) Why do birds collide with windows?(00:07:48) Bird species most likely to collide(00:09:42) Survival rate of bird window collisions(00:14:53) Sharing collision stories(00:18:21) Bird feeder placement & landscape(00:21:07) Window treatment options(00:32:10) What NOT to do(00:35:01) Window treatments in action in Dane County(00:39:26) Are wind turbines bird killers?(00:42:32) Skyscrapers vs low-rise buildings(00:47:45) Economic benefit of bird-safe cities(00:51:25) Conducting bird studies(00:56:55) Sun Prairie Public Library bird study results(01:00:57) City-wide bird-safe ordinance