Good afternoon, Dear Reader.

I’d like to share another fundraising musical compilation with you today, one that supports a cause very near and dear to me as an avid birder. (FWIW, earlier today I hit a fun milestone, since the beautiful song of a Warbling Vireo drew me outside to spot my 100th different species of 2024!) …

Canadian label Polar Seas dropped this collection of gorgeous ambient works earlier this month, with any proceeds collected benefiting the BirdSafe.ca / FLAP Canada.

Various Artists – Sky Within Us (Polar Seas, 05 April 2024)

 
 
From the BirdSafe.ca website:
 

Welcome to birdsafe.ca, where you can find out how and why to keep birds safe from daytime and nighttime bird-building collision threats, for your home and for your workplace.

Each year, more than 25 million migratory birds are killed across Canada as a direct result of bird-building collision fatalities. That number is exponentially more when factoring in bird deaths by cats, agriculture, climate change, pollution, invasive species and the erosion of habitat due to mass urbanization. We can only expect that number to continue to grow, unless we all work together to help mitigate local biodiversity loss through urban development that preserves wildlife species, flora and fauna for human and ecosystem benefit.

BirdSafe.ca is led by FLAP (Fatal Light Awareness Program) Canada. FLAP Canada, a registered Canadian charity, is widely recognized as the pre-eminent authority on the bird-building collision issue. For almost 25 years, FLAP Canada and a network of over 70 partners, thousands of supporters and many other nature organizations, are devoted to keeping birds safe for the benefit of nature and people.

Subscribe to our bi-annual newsletter to keep up to date on FLAP Canada’s important work.

FLAP Canada is dedicated to safeguarding migratory birds in the built environment through education, policy development, research, rescue and rehabilitation.

To support our mission, we are committed to:

• Educating our communities through awareness initiatives
• Engaging our communities through citizen science
• Advocating volunteerism for bird recovery, rescue and rehabilitation
• Showcasing bird-deterrent solutions for homeowners
• Enabling bird-safe conditions for businesses and municipalities through BirdSafe® standards and building risk assessment services (design and retrofit stages)

Sky Within Us is available for purchase here, or you can preview it first using the player below:
 

 

 
Contributing artists include:
Avi C Engel & Bradley Sean Alexander
IKSRE
David Cordero
Big River Dream
Simon McCorry
Liz Dimo
Paul Kolinski
awakened souls
James A. McDermid
Moss Covered Technology
zakè
Greenhollow
Ian Hawgood
fields we found
Andrew Tasselmyer
Lunar Creature
Kilometre Club
Astor Wolfe
Jeannine Schulz
Aidan Baker
stijn hüwels

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