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An article about how some architects are trying to incorporate bird-friendly designs into buildings. High time! The article estimates that as many as a billion migrating birds are killed every year in North America from bulding collisions. That number seems awfully high, but the article doesn't say from whence that stat came. But whatever the number, it is a LOT!
Daniel Bastaja
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Thanks for posting this Dan and as you say ¡°High time!¡± ? The estimates of fatalities from window strikes in Canada and the US are from the and are likely underestimated. ? I hear from lots of people about birds hitting their residential windows with the comment ¡°It was stunned but fortunately recovered and flew off¡± but research has shown that a collision can temporarily stun a bird and that even if it does flies off, seemingly recovered, many of these birds later die from broken bones, internal bleeding or bruising. Because of the sheer number of windows in residential homes, the toll on birds is greater than in commercial buildings which is why we¡¯ve been working to get people to take action by installing the 3M dots by Feather Friendly. ? There has been a lot of focus on window strikes and migratory birds but birds that winter in Southwestern BC are exposed to mortality due to window collisions and other human related threats such as predation by cats, for at least half of their annual life cycle and birds like Varied thrushes are particularly vulnerable. Therefore, we have an increased responsibility to ensure our homes and businesses are bird-friendly! ? Lots more info. on window strikes on the : ? Thanks again for posting! ? Derek 
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Sent: February 21, 2024 11:25 PM
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Subject: [vanbcbirds] Bird collisions ? An article about how some architects are trying to incorporate bird-friendly designs into buildings. High time! The article estimates that as many as a billion migrating birds are killed every year in North America from bulding collisions. That number seems awfully high, but the article doesn't say from whence that stat came. But whatever the number, it is a LOT! ? ? Daniel Bastaja danielbastaja@... ? ? ?
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Thanks Derek - all great points, and thank you for all the great work that VARC is doing to encourage homeowners to treat windows.? The specific references for the information below are:
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And the local work conducted at UBC that found Varied Thrush were highly vulnerable to collisions (higher mortality than expected, based on their relative abundance):
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Best,
Krista
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Krista De Groot (she/her)
Research Coordinator, Urban Ecology and Nature-based Climate Solutions
Wildlife Research Division
Science and Technology Branch
Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Krista De Groot (elle)
Coordonnatrice de la recherche en ¨¦cologie urbaine
Division de la recherche sur la faune
Direction g¨¦n¨¦rale des sciences et de la technologie
Environnement et changement climatique Canada
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Thanks for posting this Dan and as you say ¡°High time!¡±
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The estimates of fatalities from window strikes in Canada and the US are from the
and are likely underestimated.
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I hear from lots of people about birds hitting their residential windows with the comment ¡°It was stunned but fortunately recovered and flew off¡± but research
has shown that a collision can temporarily stun a bird and that even if it does flies off, seemingly recovered, many of these birds later die from broken bones, internal bleeding or bruising. Because of the sheer number of windows in residential homes, the
toll on birds is greater than in commercial buildings which is why we¡¯ve been working to get people to take action by installing the 3M dots by Feather Friendly.
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There has been a lot of focus on window strikes and migratory birds but birds that winter in Southwestern BC are exposed to mortality due to window collisions
and other human related threats such as predation by cats, for at least half of their annual life cycle and birds like Varied thrushes are particularly vulnerable. Therefore, we have an increased responsibility to ensure our homes and businesses are bird-friendly!
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Lots more info. on window strikes on the
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Thanks again for posting!
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Daniel Bastaja
Sent: February 21, 2024 11:25 PM
To: Vanbirds <[email protected]>
Subject: [vanbcbirds] Bird collisions
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An article about how some architects are trying to incorporate bird-friendly designs into buildings. High time! The article estimates that as many as a billion migrating birds are killed every year in North America
from bulding collisions. That number seems awfully high, but the article doesn't say from whence that stat came. But whatever the number, it is a LOT!
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Daniel Bastaja
danielbastaja@...
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Thanks Krista - And we still need to work on commercial buildings. I don¡¯t know much about the Building Code here but I¡¯m sure it sets minimum requirements for new construction, renovation, and change of use of buildings. But I understand, that despite the availability of proven, affordable techniques to reduce bird collisions with buildings, there are no provisions in the Building Code to require that they¡¯re actually used! ? I was speaking with the lead architect of a major public building on the North Shore and asked if any thought was given to bird window strikes with all the glass in the building and he said ¡°it was but it got kicked back at the budget stage as being too expensive¡± ¨C it¡¯s obscene that we always put budgets ahead of biodiversity and what¡¯s best for the environment ¨C we could stop this carnage right now by changing the building code to mandate that bird friendly glass is used in all new building projects where there are window strike threats ¨C and that doesn¡¯t necessarily mean all windows. The price point is understandably higher but haven't our developers made enough money in the last couple of decades?! ? By mandating bird-friendly building construction measures in the Building Code, and educating the public about the need to protect problem windows in their homes, we could significantly reduce the number of birds that die needlessly each year from window strikes in Canada! ? Thanks again. ? Derek ? ?
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Subject: Re: [vanbcbirds] Bird collisions? Thanks Derek - all great points, and thank you for all the great work that VARC is doing to encourage homeowners to treat windows.? The specific references for the information below are: ?
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? And the local work conducted at UBC that found Varied Thrush were highly vulnerable to collisions (higher mortality than expected, based on their relative abundance):
? Best, Krista ? Krista De Groot (she/her) Research Coordinator, Urban Ecology and Nature-based Climate Solutions Wildlife Research Division Science and Technology Branch Environment and Climate Change Canada e-mail: krista.degroot@... ? Krista De Groot (elle) Coordonnatrice de la recherche en ¨¦cologie urbaine Division de la recherche sur la faune Direction g¨¦n¨¦rale des sciences et de la technologie Environnement et changement climatique Canada adresse de courriel: krista.degroot@... ? 
? ? ? ? Thanks for posting this Dan and as you say ¡°High time!¡± ? The estimates of fatalities from window strikes in Canada and the US are from the and are likely underestimated. ? I hear from lots of people about birds hitting their residential windows with the comment ¡°It was stunned but fortunately recovered and flew off¡± but research has shown that a collision can temporarily stun a bird and that even if it does flies off, seemingly recovered, many of these birds later die from broken bones, internal bleeding or bruising. Because of the sheer number of windows in residential homes, the toll on birds is greater than in commercial buildings which is why we¡¯ve been working to get people to take action by installing the 3M dots by Feather Friendly. ? There has been a lot of focus on window strikes and migratory birds but birds that winter in Southwestern BC are exposed to mortality due to window collisions and other human related threats such as predation by cats, for at least half of their annual life cycle and birds like Varied thrushes are particularly vulnerable. Therefore, we have an increased responsibility to ensure our homes and businesses are bird-friendly! ? Lots more info. on window strikes on the : ? Thanks again for posting! ? Derek 
| Derek J. Matthews
Chairman, ?Director Communication
NABC Certified Trainer
Vancouver?Avian Research Centre
Registered Canadian Charity #82118 2656 RR0001
4115, East Braemar Road, North Vancouver, BC, V7K 3C9
T: (604) 218-1191
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Daniel Bastaja
Sent: February 21, 2024 11:25 PM
To: Vanbirds <[email protected]>
Subject: [vanbcbirds] Bird collisions ? An article about how some architects are trying to incorporate bird-friendly designs into buildings. High time! The article estimates that as many as a billion migrating birds are killed every year in North America from bulding collisions. That number seems awfully high, but the article doesn't say from whence that stat came. But whatever the number, it is a LOT! ?
? Daniel Bastaja danielbastaja@... ? ? ? ?
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To add to this conversation, this paper describes some of the human activities on birds that don't necessarily result in direct mortality but still cause nonlethal impacts and possible eventual mortality: Some good references cited.
If possible, it would be great to see the birding community/individuals come together as an important stakeholder group to pressure governments to take serious steps (e.g., legislation, restrictions) to significantly reduce or eliminate known, solvable, and significant threats to birds and other species such as window collisions, pollutants (e.g., pesticides, light), and free roaming cats.
Cheers, Greg Ferguson Richmond
On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 11:57?AM Derek Matthews < Derek@...> wrote: Thanks Krista - And we still need to work on commercial buildings. I don¡¯t know much about the Building Code here but I¡¯m sure it sets minimum requirements for new construction, renovation, and change of use of buildings. But I understand, that despite the availability of proven, affordable techniques to reduce bird collisions with buildings, there are no provisions in the Building Code to require that they¡¯re actually used! ? I was speaking with the lead architect of a major public building on the North Shore and asked if any thought was given to bird window strikes with all the glass in the building and he said ¡°it was but it got kicked back at the budget stage as being too expensive¡± ¨C it¡¯s obscene that we always put budgets ahead of biodiversity and what¡¯s best for the environment ¨C we could stop this carnage right now by changing the building code to mandate that bird friendly glass is used in all new building projects where there are window strike threats ¨C and that doesn¡¯t necessarily mean all windows. The price point is understandably higher but haven't our developers made enough money in the last couple of decades?! ? By mandating bird-friendly building construction measures in the Building Code, and educating the public about the need to protect problem windows in their homes, we could significantly reduce the number of birds that die needlessly each year from window strikes in Canada! ? Thanks again. ? Derek ? ? ? Thanks Derek - all great points, and thank you for all the great work that VARC is doing to encourage homeowners to treat windows.? The specific references for the information below are: ?
?
? And the local work conducted at UBC that found Varied Thrush were highly vulnerable to collisions (higher mortality than expected, based on their relative abundance):
? Best, Krista ? Krista De Groot (she/her) Research Coordinator, Urban Ecology and Nature-based Climate Solutions Wildlife Research Division Science and Technology Branch Environment and Climate Change Canada e-mail: krista.degroot@... ? Krista De Groot (elle) Coordonnatrice de la recherche en ¨¦cologie urbaine Division de la recherche sur la faune Direction g¨¦n¨¦rale des sciences et de la technologie Environnement et changement climatique Canada adresse de courriel: krista.degroot@... ? 
? ? ? ? Thanks for posting this Dan and as you say ¡°High time!¡± ? The estimates of fatalities from window strikes in Canada and the US are from the and are likely underestimated. ? I hear from lots of people about birds hitting their residential windows with the comment ¡°It was stunned but fortunately recovered and flew off¡± but research has shown that a collision can temporarily stun a bird and that even if it does flies off, seemingly recovered, many of these birds later die from broken bones, internal bleeding or bruising. Because of the sheer number of windows in residential homes, the toll on birds is greater than in commercial buildings which is why we¡¯ve been working to get people to take action by installing the 3M dots by Feather Friendly. ? There has been a lot of focus on window strikes and migratory birds but birds that winter in Southwestern BC are exposed to mortality due to window collisions and other human related threats such as predation by cats, for at least half of their annual life cycle and birds like Varied thrushes are particularly vulnerable. Therefore, we have an increased responsibility to ensure our homes and businesses are bird-friendly! ? Lots more info. on window strikes on the : ? Thanks again for posting! ? Derek 
| Derek J. Matthews
Chairman, ?Director Communication
NABC Certified Trainer
Vancouver?Avian Research Centre
Registered Canadian Charity #82118 2656 RR0001
4115, East Braemar Road, North Vancouver, BC, V7K 3C9
T: (604) 218-1191
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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Daniel Bastaja
Sent: February 21, 2024 11:25 PM
To: Vanbirds <[email protected]>
Subject: [vanbcbirds] Bird collisions ? An article about how some architects are trying to incorporate bird-friendly designs into buildings. High time! The article estimates that as many as a billion migrating birds are killed every year in North America from bulding collisions. That number seems awfully high, but the article doesn't say from whence that stat came. But whatever the number, it is a LOT! ?
? Daniel Bastaja danielbastaja@... ? ? ? ?
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Upcoming webinar on windows and birds that may be of interest:
Cheers, Greg
On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 12:14?PM greg ferguson via <suncity28= [email protected]> wrote: To add to this conversation, this paper describes some of the human activities on birds that don't necessarily result in direct mortality but still cause nonlethal impacts and possible eventual mortality: Some good references cited.
If possible, it would be great to see the birding community/individuals come together as an important stakeholder group to pressure governments to take serious steps (e.g., legislation, restrictions) to significantly reduce or eliminate known, solvable, and significant threats to birds and other species such as window collisions, pollutants (e.g., pesticides, light), and free roaming cats.
Cheers, Greg Ferguson Richmond
On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 11:57?AM Derek Matthews < Derek@...> wrote: Thanks Krista - And we still need to work on commercial buildings. I don¡¯t know much about the Building Code here but I¡¯m sure it sets minimum requirements for new construction, renovation, and change of use of buildings. But I understand, that despite the availability of proven, affordable techniques to reduce bird collisions with buildings, there are no provisions in the Building Code to require that they¡¯re actually used! ? I was speaking with the lead architect of a major public building on the North Shore and asked if any thought was given to bird window strikes with all the glass in the building and he said ¡°it was but it got kicked back at the budget stage as being too expensive¡± ¨C it¡¯s obscene that we always put budgets ahead of biodiversity and what¡¯s best for the environment ¨C we could stop this carnage right now by changing the building code to mandate that bird friendly glass is used in all new building projects where there are window strike threats ¨C and that doesn¡¯t necessarily mean all windows. The price point is understandably higher but haven't our developers made enough money in the last couple of decades?! ? By mandating bird-friendly building construction measures in the Building Code, and educating the public about the need to protect problem windows in their homes, we could significantly reduce the number of birds that die needlessly each year from window strikes in Canada! ? Thanks again. ? Derek ? ? ? Thanks Derek - all great points, and thank you for all the great work that VARC is doing to encourage homeowners to treat windows.? The specific references for the information below are: ?
?
? And the local work conducted at UBC that found Varied Thrush were highly vulnerable to collisions (higher mortality than expected, based on their relative abundance):
? Best, Krista ? Krista De Groot (she/her) Research Coordinator, Urban Ecology and Nature-based Climate Solutions Wildlife Research Division Science and Technology Branch Environment and Climate Change Canada e-mail: krista.degroot@... ? Krista De Groot (elle) Coordonnatrice de la recherche en ¨¦cologie urbaine Division de la recherche sur la faune Direction g¨¦n¨¦rale des sciences et de la technologie Environnement et changement climatique Canada adresse de courriel: krista.degroot@... ? 
? ? ? ? Thanks for posting this Dan and as you say ¡°High time!¡± ? The estimates of fatalities from window strikes in Canada and the US are from the and are likely underestimated. ? I hear from lots of people about birds hitting their residential windows with the comment ¡°It was stunned but fortunately recovered and flew off¡± but research has shown that a collision can temporarily stun a bird and that even if it does flies off, seemingly recovered, many of these birds later die from broken bones, internal bleeding or bruising. Because of the sheer number of windows in residential homes, the toll on birds is greater than in commercial buildings which is why we¡¯ve been working to get people to take action by installing the 3M dots by Feather Friendly. ? There has been a lot of focus on window strikes and migratory birds but birds that winter in Southwestern BC are exposed to mortality due to window collisions and other human related threats such as predation by cats, for at least half of their annual life cycle and birds like Varied thrushes are particularly vulnerable. Therefore, we have an increased responsibility to ensure our homes and businesses are bird-friendly! ? Lots more info. on window strikes on the : ? Thanks again for posting! ? Derek 
| Derek J. Matthews
Chairman, ?Director Communication
NABC Certified Trainer
Vancouver?Avian Research Centre
Registered Canadian Charity #82118 2656 RR0001
4115, East Braemar Road, North Vancouver, BC, V7K 3C9
T: (604) 218-1191
E:
W: |
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Daniel Bastaja
Sent: February 21, 2024 11:25 PM
To: Vanbirds <[email protected]>
Subject: [vanbcbirds] Bird collisions ? An article about how some architects are trying to incorporate bird-friendly designs into buildings. High time! The article estimates that as many as a billion migrating birds are killed every year in North America from bulding collisions. That number seems awfully high, but the article doesn't say from whence that stat came. But whatever the number, it is a LOT! ?
? Daniel Bastaja danielbastaja@... ? ? ? ?
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Derek Matthews