Migratory Birds

  1. World Migratory Bird Day

World Migratory Bird Day: Shared Spaces

WMBD 2025 will emphasize that every community—urban to rural—can play a significant role in supporting migratory birds. Through good city planning, and by adopting bird-friendly practices like creating healthy habitats, reducing pollution, and preventing collisions with glass windows and other built objects, communities can significantly contribute to the well-being of migratory birds. 


Urban expansion and man-made environments, if not managed properly, pose significant threats to these birds, leading to habitat loss and increasing the risks like fatal collisions with buildings and glass. Through good upstream planning for sustainable urban development that avoids sprawl and destruction of habitat as well as collaborative efforts with neighbors, schools, and local organizations, everyone can protect birds and raise awareness about their importance to the health of the planet and its ecosystems. By bringing nature back into our cities and working together, citizens and elected officials alike can help our natural environments and lessen the negative effects of urbanization on biodiversity. 


Call to Action 

Sustainable State College advocates for simple yet effective strategies that individuals can implement to protect insects and birds:

  1. Insect-Friendly Gardens: plant native flowers, shrubs, and trees that provide habitat for insects.
  2. Support organic farming: select organic products, thereby avoiding harmful pesticides and reducing habitat destruction linked to property development or landscaping practices.
  3. Minimize habitat destruction: when developing or landscaping your property, try to compensate for the loss and preserve natural areas.
  4. Support pollinator-friendly initiatives: advocate for and support local policies and initiatives that protect insects and their habitats.

Additionally, we emphasize the importance of educating friends and family about the role insects play in our ecosystem, and support educational efforts aimed at insect conservation, promoting their conservation at the community level.

Check out the following organizations and initiatives that support insect, plant, and bird conservation:

Pennsylvania Native Plant Society

Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center

Bird Town Pennsylvania

Penn State Center for Pollinator Research


We have a shared destiny with migratory birds and insects. Each step we take towards conservation is a step towards a sustainable future.

  1. Bird Collisions