Category: Birdwatching

_{This YouTube video was produced by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.}

Learn more about bird-friendly solutions: https://www.stopbirdcollisions.org/

Many people believe that a single raptor silhouette decal can keep birds from flying into glass. But science tells a different story.

In this video, watch a controlled tunnel test where live birds are given the choice between clear glass and glass marked with a single black decal. The result? Birds fly straight toward both, proving that a single decal does not deter collisions. (Don’t worry: all birds are safely caught in a net at the end of the tunnel.)

To truly

_{This YouTube video was produced by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.}

Learn more about bird-friendly solutions: https://www.stopbirdcollisions.org/

Every year, up to 1 billion birds die in North America after colliding with glass and becoming disoriented by artificial lights at night. But together, we can change that.

This video advocates two simple steps to protect birds where you live, work, and play:

Dim or switch off nonessential lights at night — especially during migration seasons.

Treat glass by day with bird-friendly solutions like decals, patterns, or films to make windows visible to birds.

Bird collisions are preventable — and your

_{This YouTube video was produced by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.}

Most of the grasslands in the Great Plains exist as rangelands – managed and stewarded by private landowners. Yet rising costs and the fact that ranching earns less than any other land use have cut rancher numbers in half since the 1980s. As we lose these ranchers, we lose the valuable grassland ecosystems that support their livelihoods, rural communities, water and wildlife.

The Lesser Prairie-Chicken – an iconic grassland bird famous for its spring dances – has lost 97% of its population since the 1800s. With 95% of