Well, here we go. Today marks the end of my 9th year conducting spring/summer monitoring for window-killed birds at the Noble Research Center. Tomorrow I begin year 10. Ten years of near daily monitoring of window-killed birds. Here’s a quick 9-year wrap-up:
- 40: average minimum casualties annually
- 360: total casualties (minimum)
- 64: species confirmed as fatalities
- 10: average number of days for birds to be removed/scavenged
Top ten (eleven) species most commonly encountered as casualties at this site:
- Lincoln’s Sparrow (45)
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird (29)
- Painted Bunting (24)
- Indigo Bunting (20) *tie* Grasshopper Sparrow (20)
- Mourning Dove (17)
- Clay-colored Sparrow (16)
- Nashville Warbler (14)
- Common Yellowthroat (11) *tie* Mourning Warbler (11) *tie* Song Sparrow (11)
Bird-Window Collisions at OK State 