Hi all-
City Wildlife's Lights Out DC
<http://citywildlife.org/lights%20out.html>programs monitors
bird/building collisions in downtown Washington DC during
spring and fall migrations. By gathering information on numbers and species
of birds, and by working with staff at the most problematic buildings, it's
hoped that the number of strikes can be minimized.
During September, October and the first week of November 2012, we found 149
birds of 42 different species on the early morning streets of DC. The most
dangerous buildings during that period were 800 K Street
NW<https://www.google.com/maps?q=800+k+street+nw,+washington+dc&hl=en&sll=37.6,-95.665&sspn=57.499647,111.09375&hnear=800+K+St+NW,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia+20001&t=h&z=17>,
the Federal Judicial
Center<https://www.google.com/maps?q=38.896703,-77.004499&hl=en&sll=38.896546,-77.00466&sspn=0.00176,0.00339&t=h&z=17>next
to Union Station, and 300
New Jersey Avenue
NW<https://www.google.com/maps?q=300+New+Jersey+Avenue+Northwest,+Washington,+DC&hl=en&ll=38.894131,-77.010606&spn=0.00176,0.00339&sll=38.89631,-77.014707&sspn=0.007039,0.013561&oq=300+new+jersey+&t=h&hnear=300+New+Jersey+Ave+NW,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia+20001&z=19>.
The birds (some of which were found alive and released) were:
- American Goldfinch - 1
- American Redstart - 1
- Black-throated Blue Warbler - 3
- Brown Creeper - 3
- Cape May Warbler -1
- Gray Catbird - 4
- Chipping Sparrow - 1
- Dark-eyed Junco -3
- Downy Woodpecker -1
- Field Sparrow -1
- Northern Flicker - 2
- Golden-crowned Kinglet - 3
- Grasshopper Sparrow -1
- Gray-cheeked Thrush - 2
- Hermit Thrush - 4
- House Finch - 1
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 4
- Louisiana Waterthrush - 1
- Magnolia Warbler -1
- Mourning Dove - 3
- Nashville Warbler - 1
- Northern Waterthrush -1
- Ovenbird - 14
- Rock Dove -1
- Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5
- Red-breasted Nuthatch -4
- Red-eyed Vireo - 1
- American Robin -1
- Eastern Towhee - 1
- Savannah Sparrow - 3
- Song Sparrow - 5
- Sora - 1
- Sparrow sp - 1
- European Starling - 1
- Swainson's Thrush - 4
- Swamp Sparrow - 7
- Thrush sp - 1
- Warbler sp - 1
- White-breasted Nuthatch - 2
- White-throated Sparrow - 17
- Wood Thrush - 4
- American Woodcock - 4
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
- Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
- Common Yellowthroat - 15
LIGHTS OUT DC IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE SPRING MIGRATION
SEASON. If you live in the DC area and would like to learn more, check out
the Light Out DC website <http://citywildlife.org/lights%20out.html>,
contact Lisbeth Fuisz at <info...>
Good birding!
Nick
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