Posted on May 20, 2023
Volunteers work to protect birds in Kansas City from window strikes, by tracking where they're...
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It is peak bird migration season in Kansas City, and unfortunately, that means more bird collisions with buildings. To help solve the problem, some groups are taking note of where they find dead birds.
A rainy Thursday morning did not stop Dana Ripper from collecting dead birds.
The wildlife ecologist and co-director of the Missouri River Bird Observatory found an ovenbird, a small warbler, lying in front of some windows on the former Kansas City Star building downtown.
After snapping a few pictures, she picked up the bird.
“Yes, it is not normal behavior,” Ripper joked as she gently placed the bird into a Ziploc bag and dropped it into her tote.
A rainy Thursday morning did not stop Dana Ripper from collecting dead birds.
The wildlife ecologist and co-director of the Missouri River Bird Observatory found an ovenbird, a small warbler, lying in front of some windows on the former Kansas City Star building downtown.
After snapping a few pictures, she picked up the bird.
“Yes, it is not normal behavior,” Ripper joked as she gently placed the bird into a Ziploc bag and dropped it into her tote.
Volunteers work to protect birds in Kansas City from window strikes, by tracking where they're...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"She and the other volunteers for Missouri River Bird Observatory’s project BirdSafeKC try to survey buildings across Kansas City at least once a week — or often two to three times a week during April and May when migration is at its peak.
“What we really want to do is, we want to identify the windows that are most risky for birds and hopefully work with building owners to treat those windows,” she said.
According to the data BirdSafeKC collected, there were close to 1,400 collisions in Kansas City from 2019 to 2022. More than half of those were in the downtown area alone. That is also likely a significant undercount, as the volunteers are limited to where they can survey, and dead birds are often removed by scavenging species or people cleaning up the sidewalks.
As habitat loss and climate change affect migration patterns and populations of birds, groups like these want to protect them from striking buildings as much as possible."...
"She and the other volunteers for Missouri River Bird Observatory’s project BirdSafeKC try to survey buildings across Kansas City at least once a week — or often two to three times a week during April and May when migration is at its peak.
“What we really want to do is, we want to identify the windows that are most risky for birds and hopefully work with building owners to treat those windows,” she said.
According to the data BirdSafeKC collected, there were close to 1,400 collisions in Kansas City from 2019 to 2022. More than half of those were in the downtown area alone. That is also likely a significant undercount, as the volunteers are limited to where they can survey, and dead birds are often removed by scavenging species or people cleaning up the sidewalks.
As habitat loss and climate change affect migration patterns and populations of birds, groups like these want to protect them from striking buildings as much as possible."...
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