[Green] Time to turn off FUUSM lights at midnight

[Dawn Hewitt]

Greetings from Ontario, FUUSM friends!

Will someone please reprogram FUUSM spotlights to go off at midnight, from
now through October 31?  Birds are migrating at night. Thank you! —dawn

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From: Mingesbruney, Devin <mingesbruney.1 at osu.edu>
Date: Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Subject: Ohio Lights Out Building Enrollment
To: dawnbirder at gmail.com <dawnbirder at gmail.com>


Hi Dawn,





Lights Out started late last week!





Despite the warm temperatures in the last several weeks, birds are already
preparing for and beginning their migratory journeys. Many of our
long-distance migrants, such as the Tennessee warbler, Ovenbird, and
Ruby-throated hummingbird, will head to Central and South America where
they will spend the winter. Their movements are signaling the changing of
the seasons and soon we will begin to welcome cooler temperatures in one of
my favorite times of year – fall!



We can’t thank you enough for pledging to help protect migratory bird
populations by reducing the lighting at First Unitarian Universalist
Society of Marietta. We hope you’ll still consider lighting adjustments to
improve our landscape for migratory wildlife.



As a reminder, we encourage the following guidelines for lighting
management:



*Dates*: Fall – August 15th through October 31st (or year-round if
preferred)



*Times*: Midnight to dawn (earlier is fine too)



*Priority lights*:

·   Eliminate or reduce exterior architectural lights;

·   Eliminate or reduce interior lights at all levels – especially upper
stories;

·   Dim or reduce atrium or lobby lighting to the extent possible for
safety and normal operations.



We made important progress last year through Ohio Lights Out. Our volunteer
teams were busy recovering birds from window collisions, with nearly 1/4 of
those collected successfully rehabilitated and released into the wild.
Unfortunately, most birds do not survive collisions. These birds will go
into the scientific collections at places like the OSU Museum of
Biodiversity. While these specimens provide important data for researchers,
we hope that our efforts will greatly reduce rates of collisions in the
future. You can find more information on our website at
https://ohiolightsout.org/



Please let me know if I can provide any additional information. If you have
questions or ideas about how to make progress on Ohio Lights Out during
these times, do not hesitate to get in touch. You can also reach me by
phone at 614-292-7934. Thanks for your interest in making Ohio a better
place for wildlife!





Sincerely,



Devin Mingesbruney



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*Devin Mingesbruney*

Coordinator, Ohio Lights Out <https://ohiolightsout.org/>

Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative <https://obcinet.org/>

The Ohio State University

School of Environment and Natural Resources

210 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH, 43210
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Office: (614
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292-7934
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