09/23/2026
Birds are migrating right now and they need YOUR help! Yes, yours! This time of year is deadly for birds, largely due to human activity, and mortality during migration is a major threat to the survival of many endangered species.
Please take these simple steps to help protect birds during this season:
-Use Bird Tape on windows, especially large ones. Migrating birds often die when they mistake shiny windows for sky and crash into them. Bird Tape is an unobtrusive, cheap way to prevent these collisions. The windows on glass storefronts and offices are often the biggest threat, so if you’re a business owner or you’ve got a boss who is willing to listen, please look into Bird Tape at your workplace, too!
-Keep your feeders and bird baths clean. Bird feeders won’t generally prevent birds from migrating, but they aren’t strictly necessary, either. The best way to feed birds is by planting native! But if you do have bird feeders, please make sure they’re cleaned regularly. If you feed hummingbirds, it is absolutely critical to change their nectar daily or every other day depending on weather. Fermented and spoiled food of any kind is unsafe for birds.
-Turn off your lights. Many birds use starlight to navigate and are disoriented by light pollution. Please turn off your flood lights and porch lights after dark and save holiday light displays of any kind until November.
-Keep your cat inside! For the love of your cat, for the love of birds, for the love of all things holy, keep your cat properly contained. There is no excuse whatsoever for allowing a domestic cat to roam freely. That includes your cat and your excuse.
Thank you to everyone who cares about our wild neighbors! Let’s work together to help them make their journey safely.
