Learn How to Prevent Bird-Window Collisions
by Alan McCoy
Display of Collision Avoidance Systems
Our Oct. 12 meeting, featuring information on preventing bird-window collisions, will be both in-person and available via Zoom online. This “hybrid” meeting is a first for us since we’ve been conducting monthly meetings via Zoom ever since the pandemic began in March 2020. Chapter president Alan McCoy hopes that the combination works for both those who want the in-person experience and those who find it easier to attend from home.
Alan is also the program presenter for this month, showing the actual displays of bird-window collision prevention methods that he built for Earth Day events last April. Window collisions are second only to cats as the highest cause of death for North American birds. Alan’s displays show six “windows,” each with a different way to discourage birds from flying into the glass, and viewable from the “inside” and the “outside.” To one person attending the program (whether in person or on Zoom) Alan will give away Acopian BirdSaver materials and instructions that can be used to prevent bird collisions for one window.
This month’s meeting will be held at a new location for us -- The Hive, a Spokane Public Library facility at 2904 E. Sprague Ave., where there is plenty of parking. Please plan to arrive around 6:15pm to have time to “meet and greet” before the presentation starts at 6:30pm sharp. And as an added bonus to participating in-person, we will have calendars for sale.