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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo">H</span><span style="font-family:Archivo">i all,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo">Birds Connect Seattle has been researching bird-window collisions in Seattle for the last three years. We’ve conducted more than 2,000 surveys around a variety of residential, institutional, and commercial
buildings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo">I’ve crunched some numbers on our early results. A very conservative estimate of annual collision mortality in Seattle is around 40,000 birds per year. The true toll is likely much higher.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo">We’re working to tighten this estimate up and we could use your help. The winter season of the collision monitoring project will run from January 15 through February 29.
<b>I’m hoping to find at least 25 more people to join the project as at home volunteers.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo">The commitment is fairly light: we just ask you to complete at least one week of daily bird-window collision surveys around your own home. A survey typically takes between 5 to 15 minutes to complete. You
can select the week to conduct your surveys any time between Jan 15 and Feb 29. You would submit the data you collect through an online form.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo">You do not have to live in Seattle to join. Volunteers from around Washington are welcome
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span><span style="font-family:Archivo"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Archivo"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Archivo">If you’re interested in participating, we’ll be offing an online training next Thursday, January 11, from 6-7 pm. You can register for the training
<a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/U_7UN8-jVU-_tVnuu41BJA2">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo">You can also learn more about the project by watching the recording of our most recent prospective volunteer information session
<a href="https://vimeo.com/895028315">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo">I’m happy to answer any questions. Thanks for considering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo">Josh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Connect Display",sans-serif;color:black">Joshua Morris<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo;color:black">Urban Conservation Manager
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo">p<span style="color:black">ronouns:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo">d<span style="color:black">esk: (206) 523-8243 ext. 113<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo"><a href="mailto:joshm@birdsconnectsea.org%0d">joshm@birdsconnectsea.org</a></span><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://birdsconnectsea.org/"><span style="font-family:Archivo;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="384" height="78" style="width:4.0in;height:.8125in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DA3FF1.1229F9E0" alt="BCS-Logo-Signature"></span></a><span style="font-family:Archivo;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo;color:black">8050 35<sup>th</sup> Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115 |
</span><span style="font-family:Archivo"><a href="birdsconnectsea.org">birdsconnectsea.org</a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo;color:black">Birds Connect Seattle, formerly Seattle Audubon, advocates and organizes for cities where people and birds thrive.
</span><span style="font-family:Archivo"><a href="https://seattleaudubon.org/donate/"><b>Join us!</b></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Archivo;color:black">Found a dead or injured bird? Submit a report at
<a href="https://dbird.org/">dbird.org</a>.</span><span style="font-family:Archivo"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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