Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) rules could change! WHAT? The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is proposing new MBTA rule that will result in greater losses of migratory birds! Eliminates penalties for industry/entities that “unintentially” kill birds/nests  Removes incentives to prevent harming or killing migratory birds(e.g. Deepwater Horizon killed 1 million birds and BP had…

by Kathy Ross In daylight, by reflecting foliage or sky, windows look like inviting places to fly into. Birds also sometimes see their reflection in a window and attack it. This happens most frequently in the spring when territoriality is high. At night, lights divert nocturnal migrants from their original path, especially in low-ceiling or…

By Kathy Ross. Plastic that escapes into the environment is simply not good for birds or wildlife (as well as humans). We now know that plastic breaks down to tiny micro-plastics that are transported by water to lakes, rivers, and oceans where they are consumed by animals and enter the food web. Micro-plastics can interfere…