Do you live or work in Allentown and Have a few extra minutes in the morning?
Care about saving birds from glass collisions?
If so, Lehigh Valley Audubon Society (LVAS) has the perfect short-term volunteer opportunity for you!
First, a little background: In the U.S. alone, a mind-boggling billion birds a year are estimated to die from flying into glass. (Did you know that LVAS' own Peter Saenger is one of the researchers who came up with that sobering statistic?) Birds are unable to see glass, and many of the features that make buildings attractive to us -- for example, glass facades, plant-filled atria, or beautiful natural landscaping reflected in glass windows or walls -- make buildings especially dangerous for birds.
Bird Victims of Window Collisions
Downtown Allentown already has a number of predominantly glass buildings, and several new glass-facade buildings are planned. To help LVAS better help the birds, we'd like to understand more about the toll the existing glass buildings may be taking on birds, especially during migration.
That's where you (might) come in. We're looking for a few volunteers to conduct a survey starting the last week in August or first week in September and running through mid-October. It would involve spending a few minutes on some early mornings (pre-8 a.m.) checking around several predominantly glass buildings in the downtown for evidence of bird strikes, including dead birds. LVAS would coordinate the effort, provide whatever support may be needed, and let you know what to do if you find an injured bird.
Please contact us by posting a comment or through our website at: https://www.lvaudubon.org/contact , if you're able to help or would like more information.
Thanks in advance for standing up (or getting up early) for the birds!
Read more on our website about Bird-Window Collisions.