This can help birds and increase home and property values. Avoid placing structures on ridge tops. Birds tend to follow ridges during migration. Structures built along migration routes pose serious threats to millions of birds that are killed when they strike windows, power lines, and towers. Avoid placing structures within or adjacent to wetlands.
Wetlands are particularly important to migratory birds because of the abundance of food and cover.
When building along a known flight path, consider the orientation of the structure. Elevated telephone poles and lines can also cause serious problems. Community plans should include tracts of native habitat. Cluster housing, localizing homes within large tracts of land, is a helpful technique to achieve this goal.