They eat pests, move seeds around, fertilize the soil, and provide us with beautiful birdsong,” said Meredith Barges, Lights Out Connecticut Co-Chair and Yale Divinity School student. “Birds are an important part of our ecosystem. Participants discussed the links between bird collisions and lighting - and planned through the new Lights Out Connecticut website to offer a place where local residents can commit to turning off lights during migration and report bird fatalities across Connecticut. In partnership with colleagues and the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, she has documented that Evans Hall, constructed almost entirely of glass, is responsible for more than 430 bird deaths since 2018-including many species of concern. Viveca Morris, Associate Research Scholar in Law and the Executive Director of the Law, Ethics & Animals Program at Yale Law School, presented on her multiyear bird mortality studies at Yale School of Management’s Edward P. The launch event drew representatives from many of Connecticut’s leading bird and wildlife conservation groups, including the Audubon Connecticut, Connecticut Audubon Society, Conte Urban Partnership, Hartford Audubon Society, the New Haven Bird Club and the Menunkutuck Audubon Society - as well as faculty and students of Yale Divinity School, Yale Law School, the Yale School of the Environment, the Yale Peabody Museum and St Joseph University. “While our cities’ bright lights present a risk to birds, it also means that our state has the opportunity to make a tremendous impact to save wildlife just by turning out lights.” “Our decisions about lighting matter to the millions of migratory birds who rest and nest in Connecticut each year,” said Craig Repasz, Co-chair of Lights Out Connecticut and long-time Hamden resident. The result is catastrophic: an estimated 355-988 million bird deaths in the United States each year. during periods of peak bird migration.īecause most migratory birds in North America travel at night, artificial light from buildings and other structures can attract and disorient them, leading them off course into fatal window collisions. Through Lights Out Connecticut, residents, businesses, schools, and building managers pledge to turn off non-essential exterior lighting each night from 11 p.m. Connecticut is now the fourth state in the nation, after Colorado, Georgia, and Texas, to have a dedicated statewide “Lights Out” program. (Milford, CT) April 20, 2022-Last night, the Connecticut Ornithological Association launched its new Lights Out Connecticut initiative to help save migratory birds in the state of Connecticut. Businesses and Residents Encouraged to Turn Off Lights Each Evening
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