28/09/2024
Please help the birds during their incredible journey!
!MIGRATION ALERT! Tonight, BirdCast predicts that more than 500 MILLION birds will be migrating under the cover of darkness. Sadly, birds can be disoriented by light pollution, contributing to the hundreds of millions of birds estimated to die in building collisions in the U.S. every year. To help migrating birds, be sure to turn off nonessential lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly, and make glass safer. Just remember: Dim lights at night. Treat glass by day. Find out more at https://birdcast.info/science-to-action/lights-out/
[Image description: a colorful map of the contiguous United States with brighter colors indicating higher amounts of migrating birds predicted for tonight. Gray colors indicate areas of precipitation. Text: Migration Alert. Night of September 27, 2024. Friday Night: 509 million birds predicted. Saturday Night: 463 million birds predicted. Sunday Night: 330 million birds predicted. Generated 27 Sept 2024 at 06:00 UTC (27 Sept at 02:00 ET) Bird migration forecast Van Doren and Horton 2023.]