{"id":27030,"date":"2025-02-27T10:28:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T18:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birdsconnectsea.org\/?p=27030"},"modified":"2025-02-27T10:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T18:35:50","slug":"in-service-of-birds-ser-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdsconnectsea.org\/2025\/02\/27\/in-service-of-birds-ser-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"In Service of Birds: Ser Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-30px|auto||auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;11.8px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-17px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 9px;\"><span><span class=\"ui-provider ed ccf ccg cch cci ccj cck ccl ccm ccn cco ccp ccq ccr ccs cct ccu ccv ccw ccx ccy ccz cda cdb cdc cdd cde cdf cdg cdh cdi cdj cdk cdl cdm\" dir=\"ltr\">Ser Anderson shows volunteer how to look at windows to find signs of a bird-window collision.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||17px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>by Ser Anderson, Urban Conservation Educator<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>My name is Ser (they\/them) and I\u2019m an <a href=\"https:\/\/servewashington.wa.gov\/programs\/americorps\">AmeriCorps<\/a> member serving as the Urban Conservation Educator with Birds Connect Seattle. This is my second term with Birds Connect and over the last year, I have spent a lot of time coordinating the <a href=\"https:\/\/birdsconnectsea.org\/our-work\/urban-conservation2\/bird-safe-cities\/seattle-bird-collision-monitors\/\">Seattle Bird Collision Monitoring Project<\/a>, a community science project designed to improve our understanding of how many bird-window collisions occur in the greater Seattle area and where collisions occur, to engage people with the issue of bird-window collisions and to prevent future collisions.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of bird window collisions is a serious one, but it doesn\u2019t get a lot of attention. As many as two billion birds die in window collisions every year in the U.S. alone. Birds can\u2019t see clear glass and they can\u2019t distinguish reflected trees or other habitat elements from real trees or sky, but there are some relatively straight-forward things individuals can do to make their windows more visible to birds. To make glass visible to birds, people can put some type of marking on the outside surface of their windows, spaced no more than two inches apart, to interrupt the reflection for even the smallest birds. There are lots of different options for how to make these markings, everything from multiple types of commercially available <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.birdsconnectsea.org\/window-strike-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decals and tapes<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/459485217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DIY art projects<\/a> for kids or adults.<\/p>\n<p>This fall, I created and led a workshop to provide individuals an opportunity to design their own window collision deterrent art, which they would be able to replicate on as many windows around their house as they want with a small investment in white oil-based markers and a moderate investment of time and energy. I led this workshop for the first time at the <a href=\"https:\/\/tilthalliance.org\/event\/rainier-beach-youth-conference\/\">Rainier Beach Youth Conference<\/a> and learned a lot from that experience. The hour we had together ended way too soon and none of the designs were completed, but all the participants left with the beginnings of a design and information on how to proceed to use their design to protect birds from window collisions at their homes.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m looking forward to offering the workshop again in the spring, using what I learned from the first one to improve future workshops and ensure that I have assembled enough materials that the workshop will be replicable by others, potentially future AmeriCorps members serving with Birds Connect Seattle or other people involved in bird collision monitoring and prevention across the country. I really enjoyed the opportunity to combine conservation with art to produce practical tools to address and raise awareness about bird-window collisions. It was an empowering experience to be able to develop a new workshop for Birds Connect Seattle from the intersection of a conservation need and my own interests.<\/p>\n<p>My AmeriCorps service is helping me develop the confidence to learn about what the world needs and find ways to put my passion, interests, and skills to work to help address those needs. I\u2019m excited to continue this process throughout the rest of my service term.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#0A3C23&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||6px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|20px||20px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Join Ser at an upcoming workshop to learn how to create your own collision deterrent art.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.birdsconnectsea.org\/a\/inperson-workshop-collision-deterrent-art-may-4-2025&#038;#8243\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/secure.birdsconnectsea.org\/a\/inperson-workshop-collision-deterrent-art-may-4-2025&#038;#8243<\/a>; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/birdsconnectsea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ser-Anderson_collision-monitoring-2.png&#038;#8221\">https:\/\/birdsconnectsea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ser-Anderson_collision-monitoring-2.png&#038;#8221<\/a>; title_text=&#8221;Ser Anderson_collision monitoring (2)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;11.8px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-17px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 9px;\"><span><span class=\"ui-provider ed ccf ccg cch cci ccj cck ccl ccm ccn cco ccp ccq ccr ccs cct ccu ccv ccw ccx ccy ccz cda cdb cdc cdd cde cdf cdg cdh cdi cdj cdk cdl cdm\" dir=\"ltr\">Ser trains Seattle Bird Collision Monitoring Project volunteers on what to do if they encounter a dead or injured bird during their volunteer service.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;Bird-Window Collision Monitoring&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Click Here&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#0A3C23&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em>A Poem by Ser Anderson<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you weren&#8217;t looking<br \/>you&#8217;d miss<br \/>the tiny feathers<br \/>stuck<br \/>to the window pane,<\/p>\n<p>but we&#8217;re looking,<br \/>70 strong, 700 morning searches,<br \/>at homes across the emerald city.<br \/>We, who usually cast our eyes<br \/>to the skies<br \/>in search of winged wonder,<\/p>\n<p>scan the ground below our windows<br \/>and the windows themselves,<br \/>searching<br \/>for somber evidence<br \/>of a collision.<\/p>\n<p>What you don&#8217;t know can hurt you<br \/>if you are a bird<br \/>and can&#8217;t perceive reflective glass<br \/>as a solid barrier,<br \/>the trauma of head-on collision<br \/>often lethal,<\/p>\n<p>so we look for tragedy,<br \/>cradle corpses<br \/>in our gloved hands,<br \/>note the smallest feathers<br \/>stuck to the windows.<\/p>\n<p>As we learn where<br \/>the greatest danger<br \/>hides in plain sight,<br \/>we share our stories,<br \/>the experience<br \/>of this sad scavenger hunt,<\/p>\n<p>to make a change,<br \/>one window at a time:<br \/>dots or designs<br \/>on the outside surface<br \/>no more than 2 inches apart<\/p>\n<p>to break up a reflection,<br \/>make the invisible<br \/>visible.<br \/>We envision<br \/>a bird-safe city,<br \/>no more lives lost to window collisions.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; 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