Migrating birds should have a safer journey now that the US Post Office has altered the exterior of one of its Manhattan facilities. Migrating birds have annually fallen prey to the Morgan General Mail Facility in Chelsea. The distribution center between 9th and 10th Aves. has a south face that reflects the trees in Chelsea Park on 28th St. Thinking they've found a nice perch, many birds smack into the side of the building. Volunteers for the Audubon Society counted 338 avian fatalities at the Morgan mail building during last fall's migratory season. more ›

Was this baby lamb a little too eager for the city's Farm Aid concert? Because she was found wandering around the Bronx yesterday morning. Julio Rivera, who saw her near his car, chased her in order to get a hold of her, but then the lamb chased him back! Newsday reported, "The spectacle lasted half an hour until Rivera got the upper hand and corraled Lucky Lady in a parking lot. Responding police officers used camera phones to take pictures of themselves next to the sheep." Hee! The lamb was taken to Animal Care and Control, which determined she is 7 months old and renamed her "Lucky Lady" - they think she escaped from an auction or slaughterhouse. Lucky Lady will be headed to a farm sanctuary upstate. more ›

A new showdown between bird lovers and building owners may be brewing. Apparently the Shelburne Hotel in Murray Hill is taking down some vines that are supposedly eroding the building. But the Post reports that neighbors are concerned because American songbirds nest in the vine. more ›

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We’ve been spotting robins in the park for a few weeks now, but apparently the true rush of birds flying north for the summer has yet to begin. The New York City Audubon Society, which celebrates International Migratory Bird Day with the 21st Annual Birdathon on May 14th, is preparing for our winged visitors by recruiting for its Project Safe Flight (mentioned here yesterday), which sends volunteers out in the wee hours to rescue birds who have flown smack into windows: often they fall to the curb, stunned but not dead, and are swept up by cleaners before they have a chance to come to! more ›

The design by Dan Ionescu/Architects in conjunction with the Audubon Society is 8' x 3' with a curve that conforms to the cornice it is attached to. With pigeon spikes on the structure, Pale Male and Lola will be able to build a nest again and additional structure will prevent the carcasses of their prey from falling to the ground below. more ›

The NY Times' Clyde Haberman ups the ante and asked 927 Fifth Avenue protesters if they ever protested for the rights of homeless New Yorkers. And tonight, PBS station WNET Thirteen will be broadcasting the documentary Pale Male at 8PM. Plus, Jo Miller and WhatISee (photos 1, 2) on the subject. more ›