Amy has spent considerable time in LA where she conducted part of her PhD work examining the effects of light and noise pollution on wildlife movement and behavior. Her research investigates the impacts of light pollution and urbanization on nighttime bird migration. Amy will present her latest research on what tools we can use to monitor these mass migrations, and what characteristics of the landscape play a pivotal role in stopover locations.ĭr Amy Collins is a Postdoctoral research fellow at Colorado State University. Lighting Guidelines for EVERYONE: Turn off all non-essential lights from 11:00 p.m. Many of these migrations take place at night, while we are all sound asleep. Shining a light on nighttime bird migration and the effects of urban centersĮach year, billions of songbirds partake in spring and fall migrations across the United States. In spring and autumn, this narrow airspace fills with birds. At the skinniest point, the Strait is just 13km (8 miles) as the crow flies an ideal sea-hop from the African continent to breeding grounds in Europe. was to shed light on seasonal patterns of bird migration in the southern. Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 7:30-8:30 p.m. The short distance across the Strait of Gibraltar is what makes it such a unique and popular thoroughfare for migrating birds. It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it. Artificial light at night (ALAN) on tall or upward-pointed lighting installations affects the flight behavior of night-migrating birds. Los Angeles Audubon Society Monthly Program
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