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Pittsburgh joins Lights Out movement to protect birds | BirdWatching Daily

Pittsburgh is the latest big city to join the national Lights Out Initiative to mitigate bird window collisions and disorientation of birds caused by bright artificial light in the city at night.

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Pittsburgh Joins Lights Out Program to Protect Migratory Birds | National Aviary News

Business and conservation organizations partner to encourage turning lights off during the peak of bird migration.

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Pet Tales: Meet owls, forest inhabitants and others this fall at the National Aviary | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Where can you find dense North American woodlands and swampy wetlands, African savannahs, deserts, and lush tropical rainforests — all in one place? At the National Aviary on the North Side.

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Proposed Legislation Aims to Decrease Light Pollution and Bring Back the Stars | Pittsburgh Magazine

A first-in-the-nation dark sky lighting ordinance could benefit human health and environmental sustainability efforts.

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PTL Visits Sloths at the National Aviary | Pittsburgh Today Live - KDKA

Celina Pompeani is at the National Aviary hanging out with a Two-toed Sloth!

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Proposed Ordinance Seeks to Reduce Light Pollution | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

City officials and representatives from the National Aviary, Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, and Phipps Conservatory announced efforts to reduce light pollution through using light sensors, dimmers and changing the direction and color of the lights.

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2 sloths, Vivien and Wookiee, celebrate their birthdays at Pittsburgh’s National Aviary | WPXI - NBC Pittsburgh

Vivien and Wookiee, two Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloths who live at the National Aviary, enjoyed some very special snacks for their birthdays.

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WATCH: National Aviary’s Sloths Celebrate Birthdays With Special Snacks | KDKA - CBS Pittsburgh

The National Aviary’s two sloths are celebrating their birthdays with some sweet treats.

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Introducing the winners of the 2021 Fox Rothschild Outstanding CEOs and Top Executives Awards | Pittsburgh Business Times

Cheryl Tracy, the National Aviary's Executive Director, has been named a 2021 Fox Rothschild Outstanding CEO and Top Executive by the Pittsburgh Business Times.

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Bird Feeders Can Be Placed Outside Again in Western PA, Just in Time for Fall | Pittsburgh Magazine

According to Bob Mulvihill, an ornithologist at the National Aviary, the bird feeder guidance was revised.

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Bird-Safe Glass at the National Aviary Earns Top Project of the Year Award from Environment + Energy Leader | Glass on Web

Vitro Architectural Glass has announced that two bird-friendly glass installations at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA, have received a Top Project of the Year Award in the elite Environment + Energy Leader Awards program.

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Verify: Experts encourage keeping feeders down | WUSA

"Keep your feeders down," Mulvihill said. "Wait until there is an announcement from one of the credible sources of information."

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How to Stop Birds From Flying Into Your Window, According to an Expert (ft. insights from Bob Mulvihill) | Pet News

Learn why birds keep flying into windows and the expert-approved solutions that actually work

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How to start birding in Western Pennsylvania | TribLive

From quiet walks through Frick Park and day hikes in the Laurel Highlands to trips far afield to site-specific species, the birders of Southwestern Pennsylvania are constantly on the lookout for their next find.

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What to Do If You Find a Baby Bird in Your Yard—and the Mistake You Should Never Make (ft. Insights from Bob Mulvihill) | Yahoo News

Picture this: you step outside your front door to enjoy another summer's day, when, suddenly, you hear a faint peeping coming from somewhere in your bushes nearby. You crouch down to take a closer look and discover a small, flightless little bird on the ground, seemingly alone and away from its nest.

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Future looks brighter for some endangered birds | Kingsport Times News

Everyone, including birders, enjoys reading some good news. There have been some recent success stories involving some of the world’s most endangered birds, including hopeful stories about the Hawaiian stilt and Guam kingfisher.

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How 4 chicks at the National Aviary are helping bring nearly extinct birds back to the wild | CBS News

A fourth Guam kingfisher has hatched at the National Aviary this year, bringing the species one step closer to someday returning to its native habitat, where it's been extinct for 40 years.

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