We all have a role to play in cultivating a bird-friendly city
Birds play a vital part in our ecosystem—one that we can protect and preserve by ensuring their living environments are supportive and help them thrive.
Bird-Friendly Buildings
Windows and bright lights can cause confusion for birds and lead to fatal collisions.
Lights Out Program
Reduce threats to birds in flight by turning off lights between 11 p.m. and dawn, or by using a dimmer.
Native Plants
Planting native supports nature’s balance—sustaining pollinators and insects, which work their way up the food chain.
Eliminating Rodenticide Use
Rat poison use continues to disrupt the food chain by threatening the survival of owls, hawks, eagles, and other birds of prey.
Predator Control
Free-roaming cats account for the extinction of 63 species of birds, mammals, and other small animals.
The Bird-Friendly Buffalo Symposium
On Friday, May 2, Buffalo Audubon Society kicked off the Bird-Friendly Buffalo movement with an expert-led Symposium highlighting practical solutions for making Buffalo a more bird-friendly region.
Presentation topics included:
1. Bird-Friendly Cities & Urban Planning: Tim Beatley, Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, University of Virginia & Author, Bird-Friendly Cities
2. The Importance of Bird-Safe Glass: Jim Cubie, Founder and Co-Director, ornithology center.com and birdfriendlyyards.net
3. Lights Out Buffalo: A Business & Conservation Win: Bill Massaro, Board Member, Buffalo Audubon Society
4. Bird Migration & Backyard Conservation: Tom Kerr, Senior Naturalist, Buffalo Audubon Society
5. How You Can Help: Ed Sirianno, Executive Director, Buffalo Audubon Society
Help us meet our goal!
Every dollar you give enables us to support communities in cultivating bird-friendly programming and infrastructure that helps birds thrive, and helps our region achieve the official bird-friendly designation.
Thank you for your support!
