ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Every spring and fall, millions of birds pass over the mountains of Western North Carolina, following the Atlantic Flyway by the light of the moon and stars on journeys that span continents. The choices we make in our homes and backyards can help them safely reach their next stop.
Danielle DiBella-Lenaway, vice president of the Blue Ridge Audubon Chapter, will share ways homeowners can better support migratory birds during a presentation at the WNC Build and Remodel Expo, hosted by the Builders Association of the Blue Ridge Mountains, on March 21–22 at the WNC Agricultural Center’s Davis Event Center.
Ahead of the event, we asked DiBella-Lenaway to share five practical ways homeowners can make their properties more avian-friendly.
1. Help birds see your windows.
For birds, windows can be deceptively dangerous. Reflections of trees and sky can look like open space, sending birds toward what appears to be a clear path but is actually a solid barrier. The toll is significant: Glass collisions kill up to 1 billion birds each year in the United States…