Lights Out Alert/Great Birding Alert for May 11
May 11, 2023 — Almost half a million birds will be flying over Connecticut tonight. You should be on high alert for this and do two things:
1. Make sure you turn out your lights tonight to prevent birds from getting killed.
2. Make plans to go birding tomorrow, because it sounds like it will be a great day.
As migrating birds pass over brightly lit cities, skyglow drowns out the stars, confusing them and luring them into urban areas. Once trapped in the windowed maze of the city, birds either hit buildings directly or circle them until they collapse from exhaustion. If you find a dead bird, report it to dBird.org.
Lights Out Connecticut is an effort to help prevent birds from being distracted by artificial light in our state: www.lightsoutct.org.
You can learn more about Connecticut Audubon’s role in the Lights Out Coalition here.
