Bird Friendly PHX

Help Create a Bird Friendly PHX! 

Phoenix is part of the Pacific Flyway, a path of bird migration that ranges from Alaska through South America. Millions of migratory birds use this route, but here in Phoenix we also have many birds who stay in town all year long.

Urban development presents a variety of hazards for birds

Transparent and reflective glass

Birds don't recognize glass as solid and may try to fly through it; they also may think the reflection of vegetation is the real thing. Glass collisions are a common cause of bird injury and death.

Artificial light at night

Light from buildings can draw birds off their migration paths and into urban areas where they may get confused and become "trapped" by artificial light, unable to find their way out of the urban area and further increasing the risk of window collisions, fatigue, or predation.

Artificial light at night also disrupts the natural cycle of light and dark that wildlife rely on for instinctive behaviors critical to their survival such as eating, sleeping, reproduction, and migration navigation.

Want to help? Here are some ideas to help make our urban environment safer for birds. 

• Lights Out! Especially during the Spring and Fall migration seasons
  • Turn off non-essential lights, indoors and outdoors (Bonus: gain some energy savings too!)
  • Draw curtains and blinds at night
  • Shield outdoor lights so the light goes down, not out or up to the sky
• Choose Warm Light Temperatures
  • Select a maximum of 2700 Kelvin for LED lights, but even lower is preferred to provide a warmer yellow light tone 
• Add patterns to clear or reflective windows, especially if near greenery
  • Ideas for methods to add patterns to windows can be found at Bird Collision Prevention Alliance
• Encourage your office to apply bird friendly practices