SANIBEL, Fla. — The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on Sanibel is nursing two birds back to health that sustained serious head trauma from a window strike.
According to CROW, six Chuck-will’s-widows were brought into the clinic after striking windows at Pink Shell Beach Resort.
Chuck-will’s-widows are nocturnal aerial foragers, according to CROW. This means that the birds capture their prey in the air. Their large eyes are specially adapted for low-light conditions, which allows them to hunt effectively by moonlight.
CROW believes this adaptation is the reason for the window strike, as it makes the birds particularly vulnerable to artificial lighting…