Fatal Light Awareness Program

Report a Bird Collision

A Golden-crowned Kinglet about to be free again.
(Photo: FLAP)

Did you see a bird hit a window? Have you found a dead or injured bird on the ground at the base of a building?

FLAP would like to hear your story, whether it’s a recent experience, or one that you recall from the past. With your assistance, we can locate the buildings in your area that pose a significant bird-window collision problem.

Your Story Can Help Save Birds

By sharing your eye-witness, bird-window collision story, you alert FLAP to the presence of the dangerous site, and afford us the opportunity to assess the windows at that location, suggest collision prevention techniques, and help save the lives of birds.

Sharing your story also helps FLAP maintain an accurate database of bird-window collision statistics. This information is now a primary resource worldwide for bird conservation and ornithological research into bird vision and bird-window collision prevention.

Please let us know if you have found a bird that has collided with a window.

Email flap@flap.org with:

• the date
• the time of day
• the name and address of the building where you found the bird
• whether you found the bird alive, noticeably injured, or dead
• whether you found one bird, or more than one bird
• any other details that you think might be important (i.e., unusual weather)

Or call (416) 366 - 3527