BirdSafe Erie Still in Need of Volunteers!

Interested in joining the team working to save injured birds in Erie?

If you're local to Erie and can spare 1-2 hours a week during the months of September and October to help migrating birds— BirdSafe Erie (BSE) Needs You!

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BirdSafe Erie

A new study shows significantly more birds die from building collisions each year than previously estimated— well over one billion annually in the United States alone.

Local to Erie? Here’s how you can help.

BirdSafe Erie (BSE) was launched in early 2023 by Erie Bird Observatory and Tamarack Wildlife Center to determine the extent of bird mortality from the effects of light pollution during spring and fall migration within the city of Erie, PA. Lighting in cities can disorient nocturnal migrants, attracting them into well lit areas, where these birds may then collide with glass surfaces once dawn arrives. Some coastal cities have been found to have very high rates of bird collisions during spring and fall as a result of the concentrated passage of birds along coasts in combination with the attractiveness of lighting and the deadliness of glass.

Volunteers are needed this September and October to walk certain routes in early morning, looking for dead and injured birds. Approx. 1-2 hrs per week.

If you’d like to join the team working to save injured birds in Erie and help prevent future fatalities through monitoring and community outreach, please reach out to: BirdSafe_Erie@eriebirds.org

BirdSafe Erie is made possible thanks to support from Erie Bird Observatory partners: Tamarack Wildlife Center, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), and the Green Building Alliance.