Did a Bird Hit Your Window? Save Bird Lives!

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Describe the situation. Tell me about the window in question, which birds, and when, and what habitat it reflects.

Bird window collisions are a worldwide and varied problem, from large events like dozens of birds colliding with one building during migration to your favourite backyard birds hitting your back window after being chased by a hawk.

Birds hit windows because they perceive habitat that is reflected and fly towards them at full speed.

Most window strikes go undetected
Most window strikes happen at private homes
Most birds who hit windows die, even if they fly off “okay”

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Spark Bird. Are you familiar with the concept? Maybe it was the Osprey you saw as a kid flying over the river. Maybe it was a Northern Flicker landing on your first apartment’s balcony. Maybe it was the crows you watched working together to solve their problems as you couldn’t figure out a group project during university. Maybe it was the Harlequin Ducks that you saw when you went home at Christmas and walked the same walks you’ve been doing your whole life, only this time you say something like “have those ducks been here the whole time?” . A spark bird is the bird that gets you thinking. The bird that makes you do a double take, or wonder if someone’s pet had escaped. You eventually might learn that Western Tanagers are actually pretty common in the right habitat, but when you see your first one you aren’t quite sure what to think. You can have one spark bird, or a dozen, or like me, continually find new spark birds. Sometimes, an old friend will do something novel and you’ll fall down the rabbit hole once again. . If I had to pick one, the Harlequin Duck is my spark bird. I learned at the age of 23ish that I grew up in an internationally significant waterfowl region. My first days birding were by my family home, walking down the 1001 stairs to the beach and seeing wildlife spectacles that I have barely been able to replicate since. Even though that home is no more, I consider that my spark region. . Settings: 1/1250, f7.1, ISO 1000 Time of photo 9:37am Conditions: Sunny . . . #harlequin #harlequinduck #duck #sparkbird #spark #ducksofinsta #jester #whiterock #southsurrey #1001steps #ripmagnoliatree