NYC Audubon

PSF Update - September 27, 2006

Dear friends of PSF,

In this week’s update, I present the numbers from the field and then review the press coverage we received this week in the local media.

The past week has been intense with a total of 42 birds found among the various sites in Manhattan, of which 36 were dead and 6 injured. Morgan Mail is still holding strong with 14 collisions, followed by the Javits Center (10), the WFC (5) and the MET (4).

This brings our total number to 124 since the beginning of September, with 114 dead birds and 10 injured ones.

The species most affected by the collisions so far is the Common Yellowthroat, with 11% of all findings. Below is a tally of all species found since September 2006, with their respective numbers.

Common Yellowthroat	14
Unidentified birds	8
Ovenbird	8
Blackpoll Warbler	8
Northern Parula	8
Black and White Warbler	7
Veery	7
Rose breasted Grosbeak	5
Mourning Warbler	5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	5
Pine Warbler	4
Red eyed Vireo	4
Nashville Warbler	4
Thrush species	3
Warbler Species	3
Wilson's Warbler	3
Sparrow species	3
Black throated Blue Warbler	2
Magnolia Warbler	2
Swainson's Thrush	2
American Robin	2
Chestnut sided Warbler	2
Rock Dove	1
House Sparrow	1
Grey Catbird	1
Baltimore Oriole	1
Grey cheeked Thrush	1
Ruby crowned Kinglet	1
Northern Flicker	1
Tennessee Warbler	1
Mourning Dove	1
Indigo Bunting	1
American Redstart	1
Yellow Warbler	1

Common Yellowthroat male by Steve Nanz

This week, NYC Audubon was mentioned in two local media. First, the Brooklyn Papers covered our Lights Out NY initiative, introducing the Parachute Jump in Coney Island as being the first building/structure in Brooklyn to join this initiative. To read the story, click on the following link.

The newly lit parachute jump at Coney Island

The Brooklyn Papers file / Tom Callan.

http://www.brooklynpapers.com/html/issues/_vol29/29_37/29_37lightsout.html

Secondly, an unusual event drew the media’s attention yesterday in Astoria, Queens. As it turns out, about 20 dead birds were found at the base of the Steinway Piano Company. ABC/Channel 7 contacted NYC Audubon to show us footage of the dead birds from the site and interviewed E.J. McAdams, Executive Director, about the bird collision problem. As the report reads - "We took the mystery of the dead birds to the people who know birds best, the New York City Audubon Society." Here is the link to the article:

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=4601143.

We are confident the birds found at the site died as a result of colliding with the windows of the building. This may also be a new bird kill zone that needs our attention. If you live in the neighborhood and/or want to help us, please contact me to receive more information about the situation and ways to help us. See the map below for the exact location.

map

The fact that we appear in the local media shows how established NYC Audubon is in the mind of the press and New Yorkers in general. This upcoming week we are also outreaching to two different schools as well as a reporter from the NY Sun. They will all follow volunteers on their usual PSF monitoring route and will learn a lot about our program and the importance of helping wild birds migrate safely through our city.

Have a wonderful week,

Regards,

Nicole

NYC Audubon