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How often do birds fall to their deaths?

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I am an avid birder and watch birds every day I can. I have never seen birds fall off their perches. In high winds birds can be blown off, and if you watch birds on windy days they try to correct for the wind. read more

More often there is another limb to break your fall. So they already have these factors going for them. But the other factor (that I have made reference to in another answer) is size. read more

Migrating and nocturnal birds will use the light from the Moon and stars and the setting Sun for navigation during their bi-annual migrations. Light pollution hides their navigational aids. Artificial, city lights especially interfere with this instinctive behavior. It draws night-migrating birds toward brightly-lit buildings in urban areas. read more

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