January 8, 2018
Engineering Bird-Friendly Glass on PBS (scitech)now
Every year hundreds of millions of birds die from accidentally flying into glass buildings and windows. But now, new types of glass may make this easily…
May 5, 2017
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Why Birds Hit Windows—And How You Can Help Prevent It
Between 365 and 988 million birds die from crashing into windows in the United States each year, according to a new report. That may be as much as 10 percent…
October 6, 2015
Bird–Window Collisions: A Critical Animal Welfare and Conservation Issue, Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2015
Sheet glass and plastic in the form of clear and reflective windows are universally lethal to birds. Reasonable interpretation of available scientific evidence…
February 3, 2014
Science News: Stop blaming cats: As many as 988 million birds die annually in window collisions
Between 365 and 988 million birds die from crashing into windows in the United States each year, according to a new report. That may be as much as 10 percent…
January 1, 2013
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Select Visual Signals to Prevent Bird-window Collisions, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 2013
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September 9, 2012
Direct human-caused mortality of birds: improving quantification of magnitude and assessment of population impact. Scott R Loss, Tom Will, and Peter P Marra Front Ecol Environ 2012; doi:10.1890/110251, 2012
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January 5, 2012
Factors influencing the annual risk of bird–window collisions at residential structures in Alberta, Canada. Wildlife Research 39, 583–592. Erin M. Bayne Corey A. Scobie and Michael Rawson-Clark, 2012
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January 3, 2012
Scavenging affects persistence of avian carcasses resulting from window collisions in an urban landscape. Journal of Field Ornithology 83 (2):203-211. Stephen B. Hagar, Bradley J. Cosentino, and Kelly J. McKay, 2010
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January 2, 2010
Klem, D., Jr. Conservation issues: Sheet glass as a principal human-associated avian mortality factor, Chapter 20. In S. K. Majumdar, T. L. Master, R. M. Ross, R. Mulvihill, M. Brittingham, and J. Huffman [eds.], Avian ecology and conservation: A Pennsylvania focus with national implications. Pennsylvania Academy of Science, Easton, PA, 2010
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January 1, 2010
Avian Mortality at Windows: The Second Largest Human Source of Bird Mortality on Earth. Proceedings of the Fourth International Partners in Flight Conference: Tundra to Tropics. Pgs 244-251, 2010
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September 1, 2009
Rossler, M., Laube, W., Weihs, P. Avoiding Bird Collisions with Glass Surfaces. Experimental investigations of the efficacy of markings on glass under natural light conditions in Flight Tunnel II, 2009
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January 19, 2009
Preventing Bird–Window Collisions. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121(2):314-321. Daniel Klem Jr., 2009
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January 1, 2009
Windows and Vegetation: Primary Factors in Manhattan Bird Collisions. Northeastern Naturalist 16(3):455-470. Yigal Gelb and Nicole Delacretaz, 2009
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August 14, 2008
Architectural and Landscape Risk Factors Associated with Bird–glass Collisions in an Urban Environment, 2008
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September 7, 2007
Bird Density and Mortality at Windows. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120(3): 550-564. Stephen B. Hagar, Heidi Trudell, Kelly J. McKay, Stephanie M. Crandall, and Lance Mayer, 2008
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January 1, 2007
Windows: an unintended fatal hazard for birds. In Connecticut State of the Birds 2007. Connecticut Audubon Society, Fairfield, CT, pp. 7-12. Daniel Klem, Jr., 2007
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January 1, 2006
Glass: a deadly conservation issue for birds. Bird Observer 34(2): 73-81. Daniel Klem, Jr., 2006
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January 1, 2005
Comparison of fatal bird injuries from collisions with towers and windows. Journal of Field Ornithology 76(2): 127-133. Carl J. Veltri and Daniel Klem, Jr., 2005
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April 6, 2004
Effects of Window Angling feeder Placement, and Scavengers on Avian Mortality at Plate Glass. Wilson Bulletin, 116(1), pp 69-73. Daniel Klem, Jr., David C. Keck, Karl L. Marty, Amy J. Miller Bell, Elizabeth E. Niciu, and Cory T. Platt, 2004
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August 12, 2001
The Washington Post, For Migratory Birds, a Building Concern
Between 365 and 988 million birds die from crashing into windows in the United States each year, according to a new report. That may be as much as 10 percent…
January 1, 2000
Collisions between Birds and Windows: A preliminary Review in France. Ornithos 7(76-80) Marc Duquet, 2000
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January 1, 1991
Glass and bird kills: an overview and suggested planning and design methods of preventing a fatal hazard. Wildlife Conservation in MetropolitanEnvironments, National Symposium on Urban Wildlife, Series 2, L. W. Adams and D. L. Leedy, eds, National Symposium on Urban Wildlife, pp. 99-103. Daniel Klem Jr., 1991
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January 1, 1990
Collisions between birds and windows: mortality and prevention. Journal of Field Ornithology 61(1): 120-128. Daniel Klem, Jr., 1990
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April 17, 1989
Bird-window collisions. The Wilson Bulletin 101(4): 606-620. Daniel Klem, Jr., 1989
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January 1, 1981
Avian predators hunting birds near windows. Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science 55: 90-92. Daniel Klem, Jr., 1981
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January 1, 1979
Human Related Mortality of Birds in the United States. U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Special Scientific Report- Wildlife No. 25. Richard C. Banks, 1979
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January 1, 1976
Reflective Plate Glass- A Hazard to Migrating Birds. BioScience Vol. 26 No. 6. Richard C. Banks, 1976
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