Lights Out for Birds? Yes please

Captivating Animation Shows the Perils and Pitfalls of Long-Distance Migration

Follow a small songbird making its way from tropical wintering grounds to northern forests. Along the route, intense city lights disorient it, and hundreds of windows clutter the sky. This heartfelt video makes it easier to grasp how up to a billion birds can succumb to building collisions every year in the U.S. alone. From now through mid-June, turn out nonessential lights at night to help migrating birds.