Make Your Home Bird-Friendly….
Jane Ellison
TURN OUT YOUR LIGHTS!!!
Did you know that 44% of all bird-building collisions occur at residences?
You can make your home significantly safer for birds by taking a few simple steps such as reducing your nighttime lighting, treating reflective glass, planting native vegetation, and thinking about the placement of shrubs and bird feeders around windows. Reducing or eliminating lighting during the following periods is recommended:
*Between midnight and dawn
*Spring: March 15 to June 1
*Fall: August 15 to October 31
If you are interested in making your home more bird friendly, sign up for the Certified Home Program and receive information to help you live with wildlife. https://ohiolightsout.org/participate/at-home/
About Ohio Lights Out
Every spring and fall, millions of birds migrate through Ohio on their way between their breeding and overwintering grounds. Most species of songbirds migrate at night, and lights on tall buildings or aimed at the sky can disorient them and draw them into buildings. This causes many birds, like the Blackburnian Warbler pictured here, to strike windows or circle buildings until they fall from exhaustion. A recent study estimated that as many as 1 billion birds die each year in the United States from building collisions.
Ohio Lights Out is working to prevent bird collisions.
Join us as we expand our community efforts to make urban and suburban landscapes safer for migratory wildlife.