[BNS_members] April Monthly Meeting: Help Create Bird-Friendly Neighbourhoods

[Caroline Beddoe]

Good morning,

Our April monthly meeting is right around the corner.

Join the BNS for our monthly meeting on Monday April 17th, at 7:30 pm 
in-person or online! Learn how to mitigate bird-window collisions & 
create bird-friendly communities as we enter spring migration season!

_Date & Location_

April 17th, 2023 (the third Monday of the month)

At 7:30 pm the meeting starts with update and nature notes and other 
news, followed by the presentation
There is social gathering in-person from 7:00 pm beforehand.

At the Wolfville Curling Club (upstairs - 22 Elm Ave) or online on Zoom 
(registration here: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIodumqrzwqHNDpJ7aPYLmsox7BcQkc8Qsr#/registration) 
[1]

_Presentation_

Our presentation this month: "Bird-window Collisions: Understanding the 
problem and what you can do about it" with Melissa McDonald.

Have you had that sickening feeling of a songbird hitting your window 
and dying? It's been estimated that ~269 million birds die every year in 
Canada due to human-related causes. Of that, over 95% is due to 
predation by cats and collisions with structures including houses (i.e. 
windows). Come hear about the problem of bird-window collisions and find 
out about some easy and practical solutions you can implement to reduce 
the risk of these collisions.

Melissa McDonald is a recently retired environmental lawyer having 
worked for many years with Ontario's Ministry of the Environment, 
Conservation and Parks. For eight years during spring and fall bird 
migration, she volunteered with FLAP Canada (Fatal Light Awareness 
Program Canada [2]) patrolling the sidewalks of Toronto's financial 
district in the early hours of the morning rescuing and recovering 
migratory birds that collided with windows. She has treated many windows 
over the years with different techniques to reduce the risk of 
bird-window collisions and is eager to share her experience with you.

We look forward to this talk to learn how we can support the birds that 
migrate through, breed, or live year-long in our neighbourhoods! It will 
be recorded for those unable to attend.

We hope to have some good nature notes & updates at the meeting too.

Happy Easter, Chag Peseach Same'ach, and Happy Spring!

Caroline

-- 
Caroline Beddoe
  She/her
  613-619-1098
  Program Coordinator
  Blomidon Naturalists Society
  Wolfville, Nova Scotia

_ Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi'kma'ki, the 
traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. We 
acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about 
their histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of 
reconciliation. We are committed to fostering respectful and sustainable 
relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of this land, with all other 
organisms, with the land and with the water._

Links:
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[1] 
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIodumqrzwqHNDpJ7aPYLmsox7BcQkc8Qsr#/registration
[2] 
https://www.facebook.com/FLAPCanada/?__cft__[0]=AZVUQofHJ0b5foxIulYOSOYuXLTtlwd2dbhxJVkSH0gZ2yBn_-dbAbB8DFhskowGV4CXe0L-zI8CXSxMwq9RiSY8kA28sZ_tQHbOmstP3BZ5yEqkMNLhqIDgpmDfCWFWNOfmzqDaqW-81BQAz_buTv-Q&__tn__=kK-R
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