[Green] It's time to turn off FUUSM's up-lighting

[Joe Baker]

Thanks Dawn. We will happily comply. Not many folks out after midnight
anyway.

On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 8:20 PM Dawn Hewitt <hewitt at earth-maker.com> wrote:

> Hi Joe (and others),
>
> According to the Lights Out Ohio website (a project of the Ohio Bird
> Conservation Initiative), peak fall bird migration runs *August 15 to
> October 31*, and according to BirdCast, fall migration is already
> underway!
>
> Ohio Lights Out recommends that exterior building lights should be turned
> off *between midnight and dawn* at this time of year. I hope FUUSM will
> comply!
>
> Here are the websites:
> https://obcinet.org/priority-projects/ohio-lights-out/
>
> https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/  (And this one
> is so cool! It uses weather radar to show bird migration as it is
> happening!  Not much bird action east of Illinois tonight, but major
> migration happening right now through the Great Plains. )
>
>
> I have filled out the form to enroll FUUSM in the Ohio Lights Out
> registry. Thank you for helping to reduce harm to migrating birds!
>
> —dawn
>
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