SECOND WING AVIAN RESCUE

For 45 years, NYC Bird Alliance's conservation programs have studied and advocated on behalf of the City's wild birds. NYC Bird Alliance, working with a network of volunteers and scientists, has fought to preserve all bird habitat, from marshlands and nesting islands for herons and egrets to woodland park areas so important to migrating and nesting species.

PROJECT SAFE FLIGHT

Every spring and fall, millions of birds migrate through New York City, journeying along the “Atlantic Flyway” from wintering territory in South and Central America to breeding grounds as far north as the Arctic Circle. As this huge variety of birds—from songbirds to raptors to shorebirds—repeat their ancient cycle of migration, they encounter two relatively new threats: glass windows and artificial nighttime lighting. According to NYC Bird Alliance's research, between 90,000 and 230,000 of these migrating birds are killed in the City each year in collisions with building glass. Project Safe Flight is a decades-long campaign to offer these birds safe passage.

Birds of NY Harbor