An estimated one billion birds in North America are killed each year due to collisions with highly reflective windows. Brightly lit buildings often disorient birds migrating over urban areas at night, making window collisions even more likely. In 2021, Tropical Audubon Society launched Lights Out Miami, joining 45 other U.S. cities seeking to address the problem. Join Tropical Audubon’s Brian Rapoza, who will describe ways that ordinary citizens can get involved in this initiative, including volunteering to collect bird collision data in their neighborhood or implementing window collision reduction strategies at home.

Brian Rapoza has served as Tropical Audubon Society Field Trip Coordinator since joining the TAS Board of Directors in 2001. In this role, he leads birding field trips throughout Florida, the U.S. and the Neotropics. Brian is the author of Birding Florida, a bird-finding guide to more than 200 locations throughout the state. Since 2001, he has also served as the Christmas Bird Count compiler for both Miami and Coot Bay/Everglades National Park. Until his retirement in 2018, Brian was an environmental science teacher, outreach specialist and internship coordinator at MAST Academy on Virginia Key.

Join us at 5:30pm for light drinks and snacks prior to the presentation.

Please note: This presentation is in person!

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