Do you ever see a bird fly into a building? Now, some students in Shenzhen are working to help the birds and learn more about this problem.
In March, they made a team to study bird collisions (鸟撞). "Every morning, we walk around buildings with big glass before 9 a, m. That is the high time for bird activity," Feng Yongyin, 14, said. If they see a bird hit a building, they will take photos of the bird and the place around it. Then, they put the photos onto an app called Biotracks. Scientists can use them to do more study.
The students' careful bird-watching also make the school think about moving the basketball court. That's because it is a place with many plants and birds." Once we found a bird's nest on the floor and put it back. We also set up a camera (摄像头)," says 14-year-old Lan Zijia. Using the camera, they see that many students go into the place to get their balls. "We told the school about this, and the school placed a line to protect the plants and birds. We might have to do more things in the future." Lan said.
Since March, the team has done 416 bird-watching studies, found five bird collisions and saved one bird.
