The forecast map shows both the relative scale of migration intensity across the state as well as pinpointing specific areas of intense bird movement. With an estimated 250 million birds passing over Georgia during spring and 675 million birds migrating over in the fall, it is vital to learn about migration over our state and make our cities safer. This work was funded through a generous grant from the Disney Conservation Fund.Ītlanta is a dangerous place for migrating birds, ranking as the 4th most dangerous city during fall migration and 9th in spring for light exposure to migratory birds, according to a 2019 study by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Georgia Audubon has begun issuing Lights Out Alerts on nights of elevated migration intensity.

Kyle Horton at Colorado State University, it is now possible to predict nightly bird migration over the state. Georgia Audubon has a new tool to help minimize bird collisions with buildings and to alert the public to dim the lights on nights of high bird migration. Thanks to a collaborative venture between Georgia Audubon and Dr. By Dottie Head, Director of Communications

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