Multi-scale temporal variation in bird-window collisions in the central United States.

ABSTRACT: Expansion of urbanization and infrastructure associated with human activities has numerous impacts on wildlife including causing wildlife-structure collisions. Collisions with building windows represent a top bird mortality source, but a lack of research into timing of these collisions hampers efforts to predict them and mitigate effects on avian populations. In Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA, we investigated patterns of bird-window collisions at multiple temporal scales, from within-day to monthly and seasonal variation. We found that collisions peaked during overnight and early morning hours, a pattern that was consistent across seasons. Further, temporal variation in fatal collisions was explained by an interaction between season and avian residency status. This interaction illustrated the e

SUBMITTER: Riding CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8155105 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature