Netting works

• Here's what New York City Audubon said: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center was experiencing bird collisions at some of its large, reflective windows. In response, a swift retrofitting solution in the form of netting was implemented in order to avoid unnecessary bird kills. This solution represents a good example of how collision prevention measures can be implemented at a site with reflective windows. NYC Audubon is now also able to highlight this case with other buildings that encounter similar bird collision problems. Photos taken by Ron Bourque.

Robin lured by deceptive glass

• This dead robin was photographed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This photo suggests that birds see reflections and don't understand that what they see is a reflection on a hard surface. Photo by Rebekah Creshkoff on March 31, 2007.
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Places where birds strike buildings

• This table comes from New York City Audubon Society, from an e-mail by Nicole Delacrataz circulated in May 2007, after spring migration. The sites are those monitored by Project Safe Flight, sponsored by New York City Audubon. Thanks, Nicole. About 50 birds, mostly early migrants, were found.

• Below are the initial results for spring 2007's Project Safe Flight study:

  Collision tally at the major bird kill zones

  While the number of collisions are lower for each site, they are still ranked in the same order as seen in previous years:

  Morgan Mail 32 Collisions

  Jacob Javits Center 18 Collisions

  Met Museum 14 Collisions

  WFC Area 4 Collisions