Audubon Center Experts Hope Largest Mass Bird Collision Ever in Philly Inspires Action

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Experts at Audubon Center are hoping that the largest mass collision event ever in Philadelphia’s history will inspire action for bird-friendly communities. Image via Audubon.org.

In just one day, over 1,000 migrating birds such as Parula and Magnolia collided with high buildings in downtown Philadelphia, writes Connie Sanchez for Audobon.org.

Now, experts at Audubon Center are hoping that this largest mass collision event ever in Philadelphia’s history will inspire action for bird-friendly communities.

On October 2, Audubon Pennsylvania’s program manager for urban conservation, Keith Russell, joined Audubon volunteer Stephen Maciejewski downtown to move the unexpectedly large number of dead and injured birds. But despite working together, they had to struggle to keep up as the number kept rising.

“Finding hundreds of dead and injured birds on a single morning was a gruesome and overwhelming experience,” said Russell. “But one that has motivated those of us who witnessed it to push even harder for new measures that will reduce hazards for migratory birds in the Philadelphia region.”

He added that as part of the Urban Bird Treaty City network, the organization has worked diligently for years to mitigate threats for birds in the city using outreach, education, and monitoring programs.

“This is a reminder that there’s still a lot more work to do,” he said.

Read more about Audubon Center at Audobon.org by clicking here.

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