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Building Design and Bird Fatalities: a Synthesis of Bird-window Collision Studies on North American University Campuses

Petrycki, Stephanie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1714841080958501

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2024, BS, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Biological Sciences.
Bird-window collisions (BWC) have become an interest in the scientific community. However, there is still speculation regarding some of the drivers of these collisions. Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, USA was surveyed for deceased birds from BWC in 2023. Throughout the study, we monitored 8 buildings over 43 days. A total of 16 deceased birds, of eight species, were found. Our preliminary data suggests some buildings surveyed may have a greater potential for BWC. To contextualize our local findings, we compiled similar BWC data from 12 additional North American universities. We calculated the average number of birds found per day per building, allowing a comparison of the rate of collisions recorded on the Kent State campus to other universities. We found that the Kent State University campus appears to have fewer bird-window collisions than other universities. Similarly to another study of this type, we observed that because few incidents were observed throughout our study, we were not able to statistically examine environmental drivers of trends. However, several barriers to data synthesis were noted because not all studies observed the same reporting standards. We recommend thoughtful standardization of observation efforts across campuses as we continue to monitor campus buildings to gain a better understanding of how our university is affecting the nearby wildlife. Increasing our knowledge will allow us to make educated decisions about mitigation on our campus to provide a more eco-friendly campus and benefit the bird populations that we come into contact with.
Christie Bahlai (Advisor)
Mark Kershner (Committee Member)
Brian Grafton (Committee Member)
Cameron Lee (Committee Member)
40 p.
Ecology; Wildlife Conservation; Zoology
bird-window collisions; university campus; North America; birds

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  • Petrycki, S. (2024). Building Design and Bird Fatalities: a Synthesis of Bird-window Collision Studies on North American University Campuses [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1714841080958501

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Petrycki, Stephanie. Building Design and Bird Fatalities: a Synthesis of Bird-window Collision Studies on North American University Campuses. 2024. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1714841080958501.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Petrycki, Stephanie. "Building Design and Bird Fatalities: a Synthesis of Bird-window Collision Studies on North American University Campuses." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1714841080958501

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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