Bird–window collisions (also known as bird strikes after the aviation term or as window strikes) are a problem in both low- and high-density areas worldwide...
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domestic cats, collisions with vehicles, and lack of stopover habitat where birds can refuel. Contrary to popular belief, collisions with wind turbines...
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animal (usually a bird or bat) and a moving vehicle (usually an aircraft). The term is also used for bird deaths resulting from collisions with structures...
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view and social control (e.g. at railway stations) Possibility of bird–window collisions for large and clear barriers Noise abatement walls often block rail...
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particular pose a danger to birds, which may be attracted to a reflection or interior lights. Ways to avoid bird–window collisions include signals, screens...
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his 1990 papers "Bird injuries, cause of death, and recuperation from collisions with windows" and "Collisions between birds and windows: mortality and...
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the impacts of urban hazards on birds. Conservation priorities include understanding and preventing bird-window collisions and reducing pesticide use. Holtzman...
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suit in November of 2016, with rules to help prevent bird-window collisions. In 2014, Golden Gate Bird Alliance East Bay Conservation Committee convinced...
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Grasshopper sparrow (category Birds of North America)
S2CID 90295307. "Bird Banding Laboratory". www.pwrc.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-26. "Grasshopper Sparrow". Bird-Window Collisions at OK State. 2 August...
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window collisions. Birds are less likely to fly into windows that have a wooden lattice. Collisions with windows can also be reduced by using window decals...
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educator and advocate for safe birding practices and the mitigation of bird-window collisions. His favorite North American bird is the Rose-breasted Grosbeak...
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is window collisions. New York City was built along the Atlantic Flyway, a major migration path, and birds are confused by lights behind the windows or...
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vehicle charging stations. Due to Evans Hall's glass-intense design, bird window collisions became an immediate problem. Data collected at Evans Hall by Yale...
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pollution contributes to bird collisions. In 2005 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration endorsed a voluntary NYC Bird Alliance program that...
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Flaco (owl) (category Birds in popular culture)
scrutiny to the issue of building standards for windows that reduce the likelihood of bird collisions and deaths. New York City itself set tough standards...
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potential impact with the ground. The speeds involved in a collision between a jet aircraft and a bird can be considerable – often around 350 km/h (220 mph) –...
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Biological Conservation 55: 255–268. Klem Jr., Daniel (1990). "Collisions between birds and windows: mortality and prevention" (PDF). Journal of Field Ornithology...
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Bad Piggies (category Windows games)
was the company's first spin-off in the Angry Birds series. The game launched on Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac on September 27, 2012. It was released...
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Bohemian waxwing (category Holarctic birds)
Other hazards include predation by birds of prey, infestation by parasites and collisions with cars or windows. The Bohemian waxwing's high numbers...
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Common kingfisher (category Birds of Eurasia)
Other causes of death are cats, rats, collisions with vehicles and windows, and human disturbance of nesting birds, including riverbank works with heavy...
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McCormick Place (redirect from McCormick Place Bird Sanctuary)
the height of the fall bird migration, nearly 1,000 birds collided into the building's windows and died. The modified windows are covered with an array...
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interior and exterior with secure windows and doors. NYPD Medical Operations bus (Thomas EFX) NYPD Command Post bus (Blue Bird A3RE) St. John's County (FL)...
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Environmental impact of shipping (redirect from Ship collisions with wildlife)
death. For example, a collision with a ship traveling at only 15 knots has a 79% chance of being lethal to a whale. Ship collisions may be one of the leading...
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together and save Christmas. The special centers on a harried prehistoric bird mom who entrusts her precious, soon-to-hatch egg to Sid. When she recommends...
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Master Roshi start hearing thunderous booms on the island and rush to the window to find a fully recovered Goku launching Kamehameha blasts into the horizon...
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Peregrine falcon (category Cosmopolitan birds)
nesting on cathedrals, skyscraper window ledges, tower blocks, and the towers of suspension bridges. Many of these nesting birds are encouraged, sometimes gathering...
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blown through an airplane passenger window. The first occurred in 1973 when debris from an engine failure struck a window roughly midway in the fuselage....
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displacing about 200 elephants. Migratory birds, which frequent the area, have been involved in collisions with aircraft approaching or departing from...
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2023-02-11 TXT "Tinnitus (Wanna Be a Rock)" 1 1 2023-02-11 TXT "Devil by the Window" 3 1 2023-02-11 TXT "Happy Fools" 5 1 2023-02-11 TXT "Farewell, Neverland"...
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Eurasian eagle-owl (category Birds of Manchuria)
found mainly to die due to electrocution (39%) and collisions with vehicles (22%). Wind turbine collisions can also be a serious cause of mortality locally...
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