Birds heading south want your assist
This September, billions of birds will take flight on their migratory journeys, passing by means of cities and cities throughout the globe. Their transient stopovers deliver magnificence and track to our lives—however sadly, many gained’t survive the journey attributable to collisions with home windows and lit-up buildings. Together with your assist, extra birds have a combating likelihood to achieve their vacation spot safely.
Synthetic lighting at night time can lure migrating birds into city and rural areas, whereas reflective or clear glass throughout the day can mislead them into considering they’re flying into open sky or habitat. Chook-window collisions are one of many main elements behind the lack of practically 3 billion birds in North America over the past 50 years.
Indoor and out of doors lights at night time can draw birds into city centres. In the course of the day, birds collide with glass attempting to achieve mirrored habitat.
Understanding the issue
To forestall these tragedies, it’s essential to grasp when and the place collisions are taking place. That’s why FLAP Canada—supported by Nature Canada and different valued sponsors—organizes International Chook Rescue (GBR) every year over the last week of September. This initiative raises consciousness of bird-building collisions worldwide by encouraging folks to doc strikes, rescue injured birds, and make home windows safer.
Be part of International Chook Rescue 2025 from anyplace on this planet—it’s straightforward!
Go to globalbirdrescue.org and join e mail updates. From September 22 to twenty-eight, assist us doc bird-building collisions by reporting them within the International Chook Collision Mapper. You don’t have to be an professional—simply share the small print of your encounter by means of the straightforward “Report a Collision” survey on the positioning.
Utilizing the International Chook Collision Mapper to report a chook. Photograph: Michael Mesure
Utilizing the International Chook Collision Mapper (GBCM):
How your information may also help birds
Every report provides precious data to our world database, serving to researchers, advocates, and policymakers higher perceive the scope of the issue. Your participation additionally helps broader efforts to make properties and cities bird-friendly—aligning with Nature Canada’s Chook Pleasant Metropolis program and the 2025 Worldwide Migratory Chook Day theme: Shared Areas.
Have questions? Attain out to James Abbott, International Chook Rescue Coordinator, at mapper@flap.org or request extra data right here.