Migration Alert…Lights Off!

Good morning Kathy. So easy to do if we knew! And now we do. Would be interesting to know how they have come to this conclusion? Enjoy your day.

Because of you Kathy I discovered today that birds are starting to migrate this time of year. It’s amazing how nature works! 

Hello Kathy - I am continuously learning things that are far above my pay grade, but I was recently reminded of these events.  It seems just like yesterday when I heard about it as spring was about to arrive.  Yes, time flies and so do many sorts of other things too.   ⏰🦅✈️

This is interesting information to share. 

Lighting for security may conflict with bird migrations.

That is an interesting post to which I will follow up on some of your links.  I am curious what the lights do to create an issue for migrating birds, especially me not being aware they traveled at night as well.  m

Oh, I thought you were talking about the debate tonight (though I guess you would be talking about illegal migration at that point).

How useful, thank you for the reminder and the links as well.

Because of your interest in birds- it's worth mentioning the Audubon Historic District in Washington Heights in Manhattan. John James Audubon's final resting place is in Trinity Cemetery on the Hamilton Heights/Washington Heights border. His estate was located on present day Riverside Drive @156th St- just 1 block from Trinity Cemetery. I actually have a listing at the John James Condominium - the site where his estate once stood.  Also worth noting, a number of years back- we had an art gallery that reached out to many buildings in the neighborhood- ultimately painting bird murals on the sides of a number of buildings in the neighborhood (and in one case- the mural covers the front facade).  

Kathy Streib - The photos of the murals can be found at: https://www.audubon.org/amp

 I had no idea about this site Kathy.  So interesting. I will have to take  a look and get the migration happenings in our area.  As you know, we're bird watchers and we look for birds that aren't normally here and wonder where they're headed to next. Now maybe I can find out!

Kathy I did not realize that lights have an impact on the migration of birds.

I have no idea how they know birds are migrating either.  It's above my paygrade too.

Kathy, very interesting, and have never heard this, but then again, don't really follow birds.

I have been focused on migration of people from California and not the birds:))Endre

Hi Kathy,
I do know birds have annual migration habits but I had no idea there was such a site to show current migration information in my city. There is no migration alert in my area. I was curious why the lights would bother the birds, and this is what I found:
Bright lights attract and disorient nocturnally migrating birds, potentially causing fatal collisions with buildings or exposure to additional daytime hazards. 

If that’s the case the large cities would have them all confused but also have them resting when they start again in daylight and. One does see the swarms in daylight

Wow, very interesting. Here is NW AZ, I have witnessed very few migrating birds. Back in NW IN, we often saw Canada geese migrating. The inclusion of the maps was quite fascinating. I would imagine for airlines this information is necessary especially when landing.

Kathy:

This was fascinating! I had no idea a site like this existed.

Our male orioles have all left for Mexico in the last few weeks but we are still seeing a few females that leave later. The males are first to return in the spring.

I always use to enjoy the migrating geese flying overhead back in New England.

Jeff

I love watching the migration of birds (obviously not people). I think the birds coming here to Florida will start VERY soon.

How interesting! And I never knew that birds migrated in the dark and light from below could be distracting to migrating birds.