Residential Lighting

To help migratory birds, lighting owners can:

  • Install motion sensors
  • Install shielding
  • Turn off outdoor lighting by midnight

Shielded lighting.

Shielded lighting

  • New fixtures can be installed, like the fixture on the left.
  • Shielding can be added to old fixtures, like the after-market shield in the middle.
  • Motion detectors with new LED fixtures will save the most money, for example the fixture on the right.

Advantages to homeowners:

  • Save money
  • Save electricity
  • Improve safety (with shielding)
  • Add beauty
  • Help migratory birds

BEFORE shielding
BEFORE shielding

AFTER shielding
AFTER shielding


How You Can Help