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Nature Center naturalist briefs commission on bird migration: plant natives, remove invasives, cut lights at night
Summary
Frank Gallo, senior naturalist at the New Canaan Nature Center, briefed the commission on bird migration and offered recommendations: favor native plantings, manage invasives gradually, reduce pesticide use, reduce nighttime lighting during migration windows, mitigate window collisions, and address outdoor-cat predation.
Frank Gallo, senior naturalist at the New Canaan Nature Center, briefed the Conservation Commission March 13 on bird migration patterns and local actions residents and the town can take to support migrating and breeding birds.
Gallo opened by urging native plantings: “One of the things anybody can do is plant native species,” he said, noting that native trees and shrubs support insect populations that breeding birds require. He used oaks as an example, saying they support a very large number of caterpillar species that in turn feed nestlings.
On invasive plants and property management, Gallo said removal…
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