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The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #38 with Alex Israel
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32 minutes
Released:
Nov 5, 2019
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Podcast episode
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On The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #38 I talk with Alex Israel, a conservation activist with the Safe Flights program of the New York City Audubon Society. The combination of human light at night in cities combined with glass exterior skyscrapers in major migratory bird flyways is a lethal one to many songbirds. Listen to hear about this and more.
Here is a link to the New York Audubon Societies Safe Flights Program page: http://www.nycaudubon.org/index.php/project-safe-flight
This is the article I mention on nocturnal calls and “supercollider” species that are especially at risk from nighttime lights and skyscrapers. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190402215613.htm
Here is a link to info about The Central Park Effect documentary I mention on the episode. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2310157/
Here is the eBird details page on Central Park in NYC. https://ebird.org/hotspot/L191106
See my blog post on Birdbanter.com for more details.
Until next time. Good Birding. Good Day.
Here is a link to the New York Audubon Societies Safe Flights Program page: http://www.nycaudubon.org/index.php/project-safe-flight
This is the article I mention on nocturnal calls and “supercollider” species that are especially at risk from nighttime lights and skyscrapers. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190402215613.htm
Here is a link to info about The Central Park Effect documentary I mention on the episode. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2310157/
Here is the eBird details page on Central Park in NYC. https://ebird.org/hotspot/L191106
See my blog post on Birdbanter.com for more details.
Until next time. Good Birding. Good Day.
Released:
Nov 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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