NYC Bird Alliance

Thanks to BirdNote for shining a spotlight on bird collisions on the Bring Birds Back podcast. NYC Bird Alliance is proud to be featured for our work making buildings safer for birds, along with Chicago Bird Alliance and closer to home, our partner Javits Center, whose replacement of its glass started the building’s transformation from the city’s deadliest building for birds into what's now a national model for urban bird conservation. https://lnkd.in/ew5Hnh57

Today, we remember all those who lost their lives on 9/11. And tonight, we have the profound honor of monitoring the #TributeInLight Memorial, as we have for 22 years 🏙️ Dozens of our staff and volunteers will spend tonight at the base of these two, towering beams of light. We will ensure that while we honor those lost to us on September 11, unnecessary harm does not come to the thousands of migratory #birds that are passing through our city during their nighttime migrations and can on some nights be drawn to the powerful light display. In these photos, the small bright dots are in fact hundreds of birds "trapped" in the bright beams of the #Tribute Memorial, circling endlessly until exhausted. If an estimated 1,000 birds are caught in the beams, our scientists will ask that the lights be temporarily turned off so the birds can disperse and carry on with their #migration journey. As guardians for migrating birds, we thank our #volunteers, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and Tribute producers Michael Ahern Production Services for this inspiring and enduring partnership, and all those who help make NYC safe for birds. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eb-zUdgY

BREAKING: NYC Bird Alliance and collaborators just published research in PLOS ONE confirming OVER 1 BILLION BIRDS die annually from building collisions in the U.S.—far more than previously thought. Our study emphasizes that prevention is key to saving bird populations, and there are easy solutions to the collision problems. Collisions are most often fatal. For this study, researchers from NYC Bird Alliance, Fordham University, American Bird Conservancy, and Stony Brook University reviewed outcomes from over 3,000 #birds that were injured in building collisions and brought to rehabilitators across multiple states. Even under the best of conditions, only 40% of birds survived. More than half of U.S. bird species are in decline, and collisions due to reflective glass and artificial light are a leading cause. This is a #biodiversity crisis we can't ignore! Fortunately, #birdfriendly building design solutions exist and are easy to implement. Learn how you can make your building bird-friendly: https://lnkd.in/emc3ZJpZ Examples of bird-friendly retrofits in NYC include the Javits Center, One Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, and Brookfield Place Terminal. See examples of bird-safe retrofits here: https://lnkd.in/e9zhtzUb You can also help save birds by reducing our city’s artificial light at night. Turn #lightsout, help NYC Bird Alliance pass #lightsoutnyc policies, and invest in #birdsafe design. Learn more about how to help us pass Lights Out laws in NYC: https://lnkd.in/eUXimdq8 Easy solutions are available, and our birds need them! Read the full story about today’s research findings by Ar Kornreich, Dustin Partridge, Kaitlyn Parkins, and Mason Youngblood on our website: https://lnkd.in/eGbYu858

On Monday, our #Advocacy and Engagement team met with #Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso at Borough Hall to discuss NYCHA in Nature—NYC Bird Alliance's collaboration with the Public Housing Comminity Fund and NYCHA residents and local organizations to engage New Yorkers in urban #biodiversity and #climate resilience. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e68R3j7r

We’re proud to introduce our 2024 Artists in Residence, Kiera Bono and Susie Oh! 🎨 Our AiR program is a six-month #residency on Governors Island that provides studio space and exhibition opportunities for NYC-based creatives focused on wildlife #conservation. Join us on the island every weekend until November 🏝️🗽 Kiera Bono is an interdisciplinary #choreographer, artist, and Ph.D. Candidate in Theatre and Performance at The Graduate Center, CUNY. Through multisensorial scores and choreographies of care, Bono’s work engages with #disability, diaspora, and relationality. Susie Oh is a Brooklyn-based illustrator and artist who studied #illustration at Pratt Institute and has taken classes in animal drawing and urban ecology at American Museum of Natural History and New York Botanical Garden. She layers inks, paints, and pastels to create textured scenes inspired by flora and fauna and dabbles with textiles and #ceramics.

NYC Bird Alliance would like to introduce two new board members, Pepper Evans and Judy Lipton. Pepper is a senior marketing executive and active member of the board's Marketing and Communications Committee. Judy is the Global Compliance COO and Head of Latin America Compliance at BlackRock and volunteers as a collision monitor for our #ProjectSafeFlight. Welcome to the team! We're also congratulating our newly elected board officers: Sharon Weidberg, secretary; Drianne Benner, treasurer; Linda Freeman, board vice president; and Michael Yuan, our new board president. A heartfelt thank you to our dedicated team of board officers and directors, and particularly to Karen Benfield, our immediate past president, to whom we are incredibly grateful. Learn more about our organizational leadership: https://lnkd.in/e8V3ihaK

A sold out crowd gathered to take in the incredible sights of the Javits Center’s green roof system on June 10th. Thanks to Matthew Coody, Director of Development, Dustin Partridge, Director of Conservation and Science, and Myles O. Davis, Senior Member, Green Infrastructure, of the NYC Bird Alliance for their detailed description of the center’s groundbreaking design and sustainability initiatives. Everyone enjoyed their chance to explore the rooftop farm, orchard, pollinator gardens, aviaries, and wild bird habitat. The green roof is the city’s largest and absorbs seven million gallons of stormwater each year, reduces energy consumption by 26%, and more while providing institutions with data regarding ecological impact. This is a busy month for the Club! Register for an upcoming event: https://bit.ly/3r3dQYQ #hbs #HBSAlumni #HBSClubNY #GreenEnergy #Birds #EnergyConsumption

NYC Bird Alliance seeks a Public Programs Manager to coordinate and oversee educational and outreach events that engage New Yorkers with #birding and #conservation. The ideal candidate will have a background in environmental #education or conservation, a passion for getting others interested in #nature and wildlife, and an aptitude for program strategy and project #management. This is an exciting opportunity to have an impact with one of the City’s leading conservation organizations, at a time when interest in #birds and nature is on the rise. https://lnkd.in/ewusW4J9

Join our Flock! 🔹 Become a member: https://lnkd.in/eP5F6QfN 🔹 Volunteer: https://lnkd.in/epVypBW4 🔹 Go birding with us: https://lnkd.in/eY4_gBct

#Rodenticides are dangerous for our urban raptors! Read more about our push for Integrated Pest Control in this National Audubon Society article, featuring our Advocacy & Engagement Associate, Jesse McLaughlin 🦅