Link of the Day: Fatal Light Awareness Program

“Working to safeguard migratory birds in the urban environment through education, research, rescue and rehabilitation” is the mission of the Fatal Light Awareness Program, or FLAP.

“In spring,” the site explains, “birds migrate northward, abandoning their winter feeding grounds in favor of summer breeding territories. Some species fly thousands of kilometers from Central and South America, the Caribbean and Mexico to their nesting areas in Canada. In fall, when the young have left the nest and insect populations dwindle, they return to warmer climates.

“During their difficult journey they face many dangers: predators, inclement weather, habitat loss where they would normally rest and feed, windows and lighted structures are but a few. Birds are beneficial to all of us, and part of the web of life that sustains all life on Earth.”

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