Yellow-bellied sapsucker killed in building collision. Audubon North Carolina is asking North Carolinians to turn non-essential lights off at night from March 15 to May 30 to protect migrating birds.

The town of Maggie Valley has joined nation-wide efforts to assure the safe passage of seasonally migrating birds. Maggie Valley Alderman John Hinton read a "Lights Out" proclamation at a town board ...

Light pollution makes birds work overtime. A behavioral analysis of nearly 600 bird species suggests that light pollution from human development can lengthen the time birds spend singing by nearly an ...

Birds are migrating south for the winter and experts say all the lights near a big city like Tulsa can interfere with their patterns. They say nearly two million birds flew across Tulsa County just ...

However, most migratory birds fly under the cover of darkness, making them vulnerable to fatal collisions with buildings and other urban threats due to light pollution attracting, disorienting and ...

Artificial lights wash out the stars that guide bird migrations, luring them into a maze of treacherous obstacles and highlighting the need to preserve the dark night sky Emma Saaty Ovenbirds (Seiurus ...

Deep in the heart of Texas, the stars at night burn big and bright, but if you're hoping to catch a glimpse of the Milky Way over Austin, you are probably out of luck. As the region continues to ...

Look up at the night sky over the next few weeks and you might catch a glimpse of an avian superhighway. Migratory birds like whooping cranes and tiny songbirds are making their seasonal flights over ...

Devin Mingesbruney, is a graduate student at Miami University studying conservation biology with a specific focus on birds. She is an avid birder and volunteer with Lights Out, Columbus. While walking ...