Date: 5/18/26 1:14 pm From: Canterbury, Ronald (canterrd) <00000951b275ca19-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Dead cuckoos
Nancy,
I agree with you! Education is the foundation and key for starting! I am doing all I can, but am struggling in desperate need of help. Too much on me. I had a class size of over 200 students this past spring, we got Title II and new state laws thrown on us with no help and notifications, and with extremely time-limited deadlines, and now my Ornithology summer class is upon me.
My own institution has never stepped up. I am in need of funding, freezer space, bird skinners, etc. Because we get dead birds daily, I can't keep up. My study has shown that our glass buildings are also killing even common resident species such as Mourning Doves and American Robins, about every young born ends up into glass after fledging!
Ron
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Ron and all,
Rant ON! While this group understands (I hope) the seriousness of the building/window collisions and other things that affect migratory species, it is also our responsibility to get the word out, not just to city building owners, but homeowners, school boards and college/university boards, small (and corporate) business owners AND architects, builders, and I am sure many more. It may not be easy as some of the above-mentioned groups never respond to emails or phone calls IF the right person to contact can even be found. Letters to editors or a guest article contributor to local newspapers can help, social media is a great way as well since these media posts can hit a range of demographics. I am sure someone has had luck with spreading the word. Perhaps others can respond with thoughts, ideas and action items.
Nancy Howell
On Mon, May 18, 2026 at 3:36 PM Canterbury, Ronald (canterrd) <00000951b275ca19-dmarc-request...><mailto:<00000951b275ca19-dmarc-request...>> wrote:
All,
As I struggle to find time and ways to catch up the Ohio Cardinal, I again beg folks to stay with OOS, I'm trying, but always too much on me. I write today to say we had five Yellow-billed Cuckoos dead on our avian mortalities (Lights out Cincinnati) routes today. Never so many at once.
Given their massive influx last night, I'd easily bet, based on the number of buildings that kill birds in the greater Cincinnati region, that we humans with our "glorious non-stop development", "lovely $5 gas", and daily greed that we killed over 100 cuckoos last night/morning flight, and millions of birds throughout North American just last night alone.
Well, today's haul: nearly 15 birds so far! Six Bay-breasted Warblers past two days!
Anyone, I am only sending this email to notify birders to take the problem more seriously and consider that silent spring is approaching faster than once predicted! The southwestern race of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo is already endangered. More painful (for me) casualties lately have been Kentucky Warbler and Canada Warbler.
I apologize for my depressing rant!
Good birding, all, enjoy, they are disappearing fast! I can speak from experience having witnessed the loss of entire Golden-winged Warbler populations!
Ronald A. Canterbury
Editor, The Ohio Cardinal
Research Ornithologist
Associate Academic Director
University of Cincinnati
Department of Biological Sciences
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0006
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