Acopian Center for Ornithology

01/05/2026

https://museucienciesjournals.cat/en/abc/issue/48-2-2025-abc/a-tale-of-deadly-strikes-a-nearly-century-long-literature-review-of-bird-window-collisions

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation. Volum 48.2 (2025) Pages: e0203- A tale of deadly strikes: A nearly century-long literature review of bird-window collisions Gómez-Martínez, M. A., MacGregor-Fors, I. DOI: http://doi.org/10.32800/abc.2025.48.0203 Download PDF Abstract The study of bird-window c...

11/26/2025

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10/02/2025

Bird-window collisions are a principal source of mortality for free flying wild birds the world over. This report is an update on this important conservation issue for birds and people. Geographica...

06/30/2025

Window glass is a ruthless bird killer

05/27/2025

A local ordinance passed in Lake County, Illinois, is taking aim at one of the most worrying threats to declining birds: collisions with glass windows. More than a billion birds die in such collisions annually, contributing to the loss of 3 billion birds from North American populations since 1970. T...

05/06/2025

Millions of migrating birds pass through our yards, but glass windows pose a deadly threat.

04/24/2025

Protect your neighborhood birds from bird-window collisions. Learn more at birdsconnectsea.org/windowsProduced by MotionFX Studio.Script and concept by Birds...

12/16/2024

“This is my plea to get each and every one of you passionate enough to carry on and save the birds, they need it.”

12/11/2024

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11/10/2024

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09/15/2024

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/new-methods-designs-aim-to-cut-down-on-bird-strikes/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

Not a bad piece, but they really missed the big point of low rise buildings being 99% of the problem. 

According to experts, up to a billion birds die every year from flying into buildings and skyscrapers – distracted by lights or reflections, or unaware of the hazards posed by glass. But some architects are using new bird-friendly glass in their construction, while public-awareness campaigns are h...