Bar graph showing migration intensity and collisions (IMAGE)

Cornell University

Bar graph showing migration intensity and collisions

Caption

Graph shows the number of bird strikes per aircraft movement (blue bars) and level of bird movement (red line), averaged for each five-day period for the years 2013 to 2018 and combined for three New York City commercial airports. Both spike during migration, especially in the fall. Graphic by Jillian Ditner, Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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Graphic by Jillian Ditner, Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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