Join the co-authors of Building Safer Cities for Birds for a fascinating webinar exploring the science behind bird-window collisions, effective design solutions, and Yale University’s leading efforts to create a bird-friendly campus.

The symposium aims to share Indigenous matrilineal knowledge as a powerful framework for addressing critical social and environmental issues. It features a keynote panel discussion with New York Times bestselling author and Potawatomi botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer and Mohawk Bear Clan member Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs, filmmaker and actor in Reservation Dogs and Marvel’s What If… Kahhori episode.

Fatal collisions with glass windows claim the lives of up to 2 billionbirds every year in the United States. This lunch n’ learn will review the history, biology, and politics of collisions to understand why they occur and what is being done about them. It will also describe an interdisciplinary community research initiative to study this local conservation crisis at the University of Rochester’s River Campus.

In an effort to raise awareness about one of the leading causes of bird deaths, we are making replicas of every bird killed from a window collision and collected on the streets of Chicago in 2023 and we need your help! Chicago lies in the migratory path of over 300 species of birds, making it the most dangerous city in the country for our avian friends. In one night alone, 966 birds struck just one building on Chicago’s lakefront. Through crowdsourcing the crafting of these bird replicas, we will create a “carpet” of birds running over 300 feet in length. Using upcycled cloth and donated materials to create the birds, we invite citizens to help with the project through public workshops or from their own homes.  

Join us to delve into Lights Out Central New York, a new conservation project of Onondaga Audubon aimed at mitigating light pollution’s impacts on migratory birds. Learn about the science of light pollution’s effects on bird migration, practical steps we can take to reduce unnecessary nighttime lighting, and plans to advocate for better lighting laws to protect migratory birds in Central New York.