Category: Birdwatching

Bell’s Vireo: Greenlet

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This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

The Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii) is a small, active species that birder and author Pete Dunne describes as “a brush-hugging gremlin in vireo’s clothing.” Widely distributed across the central and southwestern United States, this busy denizen of the underbrush, like its close relative the White-eyed Vireo, is more often heard than seen, betraying its presence with incessant, chattering songs and calls. A quick glimpse of the singer reveals a drab-colored, short-winged little bird with a relatively long tail that always seems to be in motion.

Four subspecies of Bell’s Vireo

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Testing Raptor Decals: Scientific Evidence on Bird–Window Collisions

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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.)

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Protect Birds from Glass Collisions: Dim Lights at Nights, Treat Glass By Day:

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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

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