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DESCRIPTION:March 13\, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm    \n    \n      \n\n\n    
 \n\n              \nAppalachian Laboratory\n      \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n    \n\n
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 Scott Loss\, Oklahoma State University\, will present 'Bird-window collisi
 ons: Researching and managing a top threat to birds worldwide\,' as part o
 f the Appalachian Laboratory's Visiting Scholar Seminar Series. To learn m
 ore about his research visit his lab website. \n\n\nTalk abstract:\n\n\nCo
 llisions with building windows are a top bird mortality source threatening
  avian populations worldwide. Reducing bird-window collisions has been ide
 ntified as an important action to stem the decline of the North American a
 vifauna. Over the past decade\, we have conducted bird-window collision su
 rveys in Oklahoma and Minnesota\, as well as national quantitative analyse
 s synthesizing existing data\, to assess spatiotemporal variation and corr
 elates of collisions and to inform approaches to reduce collisions. This r
 esearch has found that: (1) bird-window collisions vary predictably in tim
 e\, both seasonally and throughout the day and night\, and also in associa
 tion with bird migration phenology and weather\; (2) collisions vary spati
 ally in association with factors (e.g.\, amount of glass\, nighttime light
 ing\, and vegetation) operating at multiple scales\, from individual build
 ing façades\, to entire buildings\, to landscapes around buildings\; and (
 3) collision risk varies among species and in association with life histor
 y. We have used these findings to recommend collision mitigation practices
 \, and we have also conducted studies directly assessing approaches to red
 uce collisions\, including using weather radar to predict collisions\, ins
 talling markers on windows to reduce transparency and reflection effects\,
  and evaluating stakeholder perceptions about bird-window collisions and a
 pproaches to manage them. I will discuss past findings\, highlight ongoing
  research and research needs\, and describe potential approaches to furthe
 r mainstream bird-friendly building practices\, such as supporting citizen
  science activities and increasing funding to conduct research and impleme
 nt approaches that reduce collisions.\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSeminars are held on F
 ridays at 11am in Room 109 of the UMCES Appalachian Laboratory unless othe
 rwise specified. All sessions are open to the public\, but please note tha
 t these are scientific talks intended for scientific audiences.  For more 
 information on our public events intended for general audiences please vis
 it our Watershed Moments Community Learning Series website.
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SUMMARY:Visiting Scholar Seminar Series: Scott Loss\, OK State University
URL;TYPE=URI:https://www.umces.edu/events/visiting-scholar-seminar-series-s
 cott-loss-ok-state-university
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