Fatality due to building collisions is estimated as a leading cause of bird deaths in North America, and nighttime lighting from buildings can lead to higher collision rates. Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative and the Grange Insurance Audubon Center are working with 9 other partner organizations to reduce bird deaths due to building collisions by establishing the Lights Out Columbus campaign. Lights Out Columbus could significantly reduce building collision deaths by educating building owners, managers, and residents about the risks of light emissions and window strikes to migrating birds and enable them to reduce these risks while also decreasing their energy expenditures. The first objective of Lights Out Columbus is to establish a monitoring program for nighttime light emissions and bird collisions. This monitoring program will provide baseline data on nighttime light emissions from buildings and the number of bird collisions occurring in Columbus during bird migration periods. From March 15th to June 15th, volunteers for Lights Out Columbus will be surveying a route through downtown Columbus, and we need your help! For more information or to register as a volunteer, please visit http://www.obcinet.org/home/lightsout.php, or contact Amanda Conover at 614-432-8489 or [log in to unmask] Thanks for your time! Amanda Conover Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative Program Coordinator 614-432-8489 obcinet.org Find us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ohio-Bird-Conservation-Initiative/191340264271561> ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]