38th Annual Student Research Conference
Characterization of Bird-Window Collisions for Mitigation
Matthew Gilley
Dr. Joey Hubbard, Dr. Tetyana Beregovksa, and Dr. Anton Weisstein, Faculty Mentors
Within North America, a leading cause of bird mortality is bird-window collisions. Many bird species are unable to perceive glass as a barrier due to its transparent and reflective qualities. Various buildings on Truman’s campus possess long stretches of windows or high window surface area, which may be contributors to bird mortality. Recent studies have focused on window strikes in urban landscapes on the east coast of the United States. This project initiated a long-term monitoring study of window strikes on Truman’s campus, illustrating window strike prevalence in the Mississippi flyway and in a rural landscape. Regularly scheduled building surveys are performed shortly after sunrise to track which buildings, as well as structural and landscape features, are contributing to strikes and which birds are most susceptible to strikes. The results of this study will be used to build a predictive model to inform implementation of mitigation strategies.
Keywords: Window Strikes, Conservation, Avian Biology
Topic(s):Biology
Environmental Studies
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Session: 207-4
Location: MG 2000
Time: 11:15