Thank you for taking the time to meet together this evening! We have something very unique with this program and an opportunity to showcase collaborative programming with meaningful results for birds.
VIEW THE RECORDING HERE
Links and follow-up items from our meeting (please feel free to bookmark links or save this email):
- Add on materials for your Chapter – CLICK HERE to pre-order by Friday, 1/31
- Please check the mailing address on file for your chapter at https://otsegoeco.net and email me at s.ohandley@doas.us if you would like items mailed to a different address. Include your Name, Chapter Name, Mailing Address for shipments. NOTE: contact me if your chapter is not yet listed on the site to schedule for a 30 minute setup meeting on zoom.
- Chapter Collaborative Work Reporting Form (public link – for Council grant reporting – login not required)
https://otsegoeco.net/chapter-data-report-for-grant-programming/ - Additional RESOURCES will be made available at https://otsegoeco.net/resources/
(You must be logged in to view – connect with your chapter’s president for login info. If your chapter is not yet configured, please contact Susan at s.ohandley@doas.us. )
- MOBILIZE Chapter Training Session – FEB 10, 7pm on Zoom –
Recording is available at https://youtu.be/2c4cu7K0yjw - Policy work for Bird-Safe Buildings and Lights-Out Legislation will be a separate program later in 2025 – tentative Erin McGrath, Craig Repasz.
Slides from Connie Sanchez
Links from Connie are below – scroll down.
The sound of a bird hitting a window: https://youtu.be/cBac9z4whxI?si=TY_wWIPu9FYJ3tj1
Sample newspaper article : Birds & Window Collisions – It’s Not Just a City Problem
RECORDING Here for the presentation below
(Thank you, Russ Comeau at SSAS for sharing the link)
Demystifying Retrofits (webinar) – Weds. Jan 29, 2025 4-5pm
Speakers:
Michael Mesure, Fatal Light Awareness Program Canada
Dr Christine Sheppard, American Bird Conservancy
Davon Lomax, District Council 9
Paul Groleau, Feather Friendly Bird Collision Deterrent Markers Heidi Trudell, Guardian Glass North America
Coming up on February 12, 6:30pm
Onondaga Audubon: Onondaga Audubon Presents:
Night Sky Allies: Protecting Migratory Birds
Speaker: Meredith Barges, Chair, Lights Out CNY
Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/9XxFjxoDRU6GSFcwgPaFbA
Central New York’s night sky becomes a superhighway for millions of migrating birds every spring and fall. These birds rely on celestial cues from the moon and stars to navigate, but increasing levels of light pollution are disrupting their navigation systems, contributing to higher collision risks and migration shifts. Studies estimate that light pollution contributes to the deaths of nearly 2 billion birds annually in the United States due to window strikes alone. 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.
Spring Council Meeting, April 4-6, 2025 at The Queensbury, Glens Falls, NY.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION IS PENDING + STUDENT STIPENDS FOR SATURDAY ATTENDANCE
National Audubon Society LEADERSHIP Conference, Montreal – July 17-20.
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION IS NOW AVAILABLE
LINKS from Connie Sanchez
National Audubon is working to bring together a Community of Practice focused on bird-friendly buildings/collision reduction work, so that we can continue to connect chapters/staff working on similar activities across the country with periodic calls and other communications. We will be distributing via the Weekly Chapter Update and I’ll be reaching out directly to some chapters as well; NY/CT chapters that are interested can sign up for this group at the link below:
https://www.mobilize.us/audubon-chapters/event/743468
Bird-Friendly Buildings Content on audubon.org
- Reducing Collisions with Glass
- Lights Out Program (including interactive map)
- Simple Solutions to Prevent Collisions
- National brochure with recommendations on Making Your Home Safe for Birds(printable version here)
- Sampling ofbird-window collision prevention methodswith relative costs, developed by the Bird-Window Collision Working Group (BCWG), a collaboration between The Acopian Center for Ornithology, Muhlenberg College, Lehigh Valley Audubon Society, Wyncote Audubon Society, and Audubon Mid-Atlantic.
Audubon Bird-Friendly Buildings Resources – comprehensive resources in shared folder
Lights Out Guide 2024 – If you are thinking about developing or planning to develop a Lights Out program, this guide provides an outline of some questions to think about and components you will want to consider. Includes sections focused on the Basics, Partnerships, Building Awareness, including a Social Media Toolkit, Collision Monitoring, and Municipal Engagement and Legislation.
Bird-window Collision Toolkit – Low-rise collision presentation developed by the Bird-window Collision Working Group (BWCWG), a collaboration between The Acopian Center for Ornithology, Muhlenberg College, Lehigh Valley Audubon Society, Wyncote Audubon Society, and Audubon Pennsylvania
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