Fall Bird Migration Talk

by Ja'Qualen Cameron

We are approaching autumn soon and you know what that means? The Fall Bird Migration will happen soon so come join us on September 11, 2017 for an interactive bird discussion with Melanie Furr from the Atlanta Audubon Society.

This is an excellent time to learn about the factors that effect migration, how to track migration, and making the most out of the bird migration. Many birds including neo-tropical songbirds, kinglets, and yellow bellied sapsuckers will migrate from North America as far south as Peru in South America.

 

Please visit Atlanta Audubon Society if you want to check out more information regarding their efforts to help birds and birding in the greater Atlanta area. One program that the Atlanta Audubon Society promotes is "Lights Out" - an endeavor designed to influence more people in the Atlanta area to recognize the effect that light and buildings have upon bird survival. The program is designed to help reduce the bird deaths caused by building collision.
 

According to the Atlanta Audubon Society:

Lights Out Atlanta is a new program of Atlanta Audubon Society designed to help reduce bird deaths caused by building collisions. Each year, an estimated 350 million to 1 billion birds die in the United States after colliding with buildings. The problem is particularly bad during spring and fall migration.
 

Lights Out Atlanta is a voluntary program encouraging building owners and residential homeowners to turn off or reduce lighting from midnight to dawn during the peak bird migration periods.  Participants pledge to reduce non-essential lighting during peak migration periods of March 15 to May 31 (spring) and August 15 to November 15 (fall). The goal is to create a safe path through Atlanta for migrating birds and to make the City in the Trees a Bird Friendly Community.