[Tweeters] dead woodpecker (or other birds)

[Josh Morris]

Thanks, Alan!

Adding to your plug for dBird.org, which I manage on behalf of Birds Connect Seattle.

dBird has been an invaluable tool for documenting local instances of bird-window collisions and other human-caused bird death (e.g., vehicle collisions, entanglement).

Collisions are a huge problem, globally and locally. The data we’ve collected through standardized collision monitoring surveys suggest that hundreds of thousands of fatal collision events are possible each year in Seattle alone.

We use photos and stories submitted to dBird to educate people about the danger of transparent and reflective glass. We also use them to advocate for policies that would make our cities safer for birds to move through. We’re making progress. UW adopted a bird-friendly campus policy. And a city policy specialist has begun work on what bird-safe building regulations could look like for Seattle.

It only takes a minute to submit a report to dBird. There’s no need to create an account. Simply share a few details about the bird and where / when you found it, and that’s it.

Joshua Morris
Urban Conservation Manager at Birds Connect Seattle





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Subject: [Tweeters] dead woodpecker (or other birds)

It's also worth reporting dead birds at dbird.org
"dBird provides a way to report incidents of dead and injured birds, helping to contextualize and guide conservation and advocacy efforts that aim to reduce human-caused hazards to birds."

Birds Connect Seattle uses data from this in its research about window strikes, for example.

I'm enjoying seeing Juncos and chickadees courting, and had my first bat of the year a few days ago.

Alan Grenon
Seattle
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