Presented by Dr. Tania Homayoun

Collision with glass and buildings is recognized as the number two killer of birds in the United States, taking out hundreds of millions of birds annually. Tania will discuss the latest research on birds and building collisions, how Bird Safe and Lights Out initiatives are working to make migration safer for birds, and ways to take action in your community and in your own back yard. 

Tania joined Audubon Texas in July 2011 as the senior manager for conservation and education at the Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center and served as its interim center director from September 2012through February 2013. As senior conservation biologist, she is developing Audubon Texas’ urban conservation initiative.The goal of her work is to develop programs and activities that support NorthTexas’ unique biodiversity and encourage people to make their own communities and backyards bird and wildlife-friendly. She completed her PhD in conservation biology at the University of Minnesota, while investigating the impacts of urban development on migratinglandbirds through citizen science monitoring.