Tag: NY birds' migration

• Tuesday, April 28th 2015 - 05:04 UTC

  New York dims lights in high buildings to help birds' migration

  

  The state of New York is to turn off non-essential lights in state-run buildings to help birds navigate their migratory routes in spring and autumn. Migrating birds are believed to use stars to navigate but they can be disorientated by electric lights, causing them to crash into buildings.