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CTV NEWS

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Canadian urban skies turn lethal for migratory birds. An unintended but fatal flaw in the design of building glass has contributed to the deaths of millions of birds in Canada.

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PEERJ

ARTCILE

Bird protection treatments reduce bird-window collision risk at low-rise buildings within a Pacific coastal protected area

CBC

ARTICLE

'It was awful': Spring migration has begun and fatal bird strikes are on the rise.

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BIRD SAFE GLASS

EXPLAINED

Video series by Walker Glass Company Ltd. with Dr. Daniel Klem Jr., Acopian Professor of Ornithology and Conservation Biology, Muhlenberg College, PA. Each video is only a few minutes long.

THE WILSON JOURNAL

OF ORNITHOLOGY

A recent estimate of the number of birds lost due to glass collisions.

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SARNIA

THIS WEEK

Article from Sarnia & Lambton County This Week with Western University Ph.D. student Brendon Samuels.
Photo by: Mike Hensen/The London Free Press

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CHATELAINE

ARTICLE

An easy read that explores effective bird deterrent products.

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GOVERNMENT OF

CANADA

A government summary on bird strikes in Canada.

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SAFE WINGS

OTTAWA

An extensive list of window treatment options to prevent bird collisions. Note: Also covers which applications are NOT adequate.

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BIRD FRIENDLY GUIDE

CITY OF MARKHAM

City of Markham, bird-friendly design guide.

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BIRD FRIENDLY GLASS

CITY OF TORONTO

Toronto city publication on bird-friendly design.

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BIRD FRIENDLY

CSA STANDARDS

Covers bird-friendly building design in both new construction and existing buildings.

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3 BILLION

BIRDS

A joint initiative on the worldwide bird loss dilemma.

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7 SIMPLE ACTIONS

TO HELP BIRDS

Easy and implementable actions to help birds.

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THE MESSENGER

Award winning documentary.

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SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE

Research on glass and light concerning bird strikes

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BIO ONE COMPLETE

Bird–building collisions in the United States: Estimates of annual mortality and species vulnerability research paper.

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AVIAN CONSERVATION & ECOLOGY

A first estimate for Canada of the number of birds killed by colliding with building windows.

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AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Year-round monitoring at a Pacific coastal campus reveals similar winter and spring collision mortality and high vulnerability of the Varied Thrush.

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ECOJUSTICE

COURT CASE

Precedence setting legal decision for bird building collisions.

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GLOBAL

BIRD RESCUE

Annual event that utilizes citizen science to log bird building collisions.

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LIGHTS OUT FOR BIRDS

ANIMATED SHORT

Short video illustrates the dangers of bright lights at night and how it directly relates to bird-window collision.

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INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY ASSOCIATION

Outdoor lighting basics and recommendations to minimize the harmful effects of light pollution

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CONSERVATION MAGAZINE

How porch lights can endanger migratory birds, drawing them off course and putting them at risk of exhaustion, injury and death.

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TORONTO STAR ARTICLE

"Do Your Part To Protect Migrating Birds This Spring" opinion article by Priya Ramsingh.

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GLOBE AND MAIL ARTICLE

"The loss of three billion birds in North America is the canary in the coal mine" by David Bird.

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CNN

ARTICLE

"Up to 1,500 birds may have flown into Philadelphia skyscrapers -- in a single day" by Giulia Heyward and Saeed Ahmed.

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