Bird-window collisions: different fall and winter risk and protective factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To reduce bird fatalities from millions of window collisions each year in North America, it is important to understand how design and landscape elements relate to collision risk. The current study extends prior research that found that buildings near ornamental pear trees (Prunus calleryana) and buildings with mirrored windows significantly increased odds of collisions among eight buildings on the University of Utah campus in winter. The previous study found bird-friendly glass was not related to collision risk, although only one fatality occurred at two buildings with ORNILUX® ultraviolet (UV) or fritted windows. We reasoned that extending data collection to include fall might provide a better test of efficacy. We tested the following three hypotheses: (1) Buildi

SUBMITTER: Brown BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7307557 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature