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Chicago Bird Collision Monitors

5 years

This account is not regularly monitored. If you find an injured bird in the Chicago area, please call our hotline: 773-988-1867

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Chicago Bird Collision Monitors

@BirdMonitors

2 years

~50% of all birds migrating will pass through on only ~9 nights in the season. Tonight will be one of those MEGA migration nights. Please turn off lights to help the birds go along their merry way. Have paper bags ready to contain injured birds, and call us for help! 773-988-1867

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@BirdMonitors

7 months

While the death of Flaco is a tragedy, each year 1 billion birds die in North America from window collisions, including thousands in Chicago alone. Each of these birds, down to the drabbest little flycatcher, is worthy of mourning. Window collisions are preventable. We must act.

WCS

@TheWCS

7 months

We are saddened to report that Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl discovered missing from @centralparkzoo after his exhibit was vandalized just over a year ago, is dead after an apparent collision with a building on West 89th Street in Manhattan.

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

The floodgates are opening. The next 3 nights will see the biggest migration movement of the season so far in Chicago. Millions of birds will fly through Cook County, including warblers, who are frequent collision victims. Call us at 773-988-1867 if you find a bird in need.

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

6.5 million birds crossed Cook County last night. This morning, CBCM rescued & recovered nearly 300 birds, including this unfortunate vireo. This tragedy is preventable. Chicago must take action now to change. It starts with all of us. It ends with the life of an innocent bird.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

This morning as children waited to enter school in Chicago, birds fell dead at their feet. The culprit? Reflective glass windows. 15 dead birds were recovered from one school. If you are interested in making your workplace bird-friendly, please call us: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

Over 10 million birds crossed Cook County last night! Thanks to everyone who did their part by turning off lights and reporting injured birds to our hotline (773-988-1867). Tonight should be another big night, so stay the course!

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Please help us, @ChicagosMayor and @ChicagoDOB . Each and every one of the 1,000+ birds killed in Chicago today are protected under federal law. Chicago is in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Brendon

@eyeonthefly

1 year

Tragedy unfolding in Chicago: an unprecedented number of window collisions. Photos show nearly 1000 birds salvaged from a SINGLE building along the lakefront this morning, including mostly Tennessee, Palm, Myrtle, and Magnolia Warblers. At what point does this become a crime?

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

Tonight will be another Top 9 fall migration night. Please share our number (773-988-1867) so injured birds can get the help they need quickly. Turn off your home's exterior and interior lights after 11pm. Let's hope the birds pass over Chicago instead of being ensnared by it!

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

Friday and Saturday nights will see large numbers of birds migrating through Chicago. Save our number, 773-988-1867, and report injured birds. Please take the time in the mornings to walk around your house or building and survey beneath your windows for birds who may need help.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Another thing you can do to protect birds is, if you happen to be the mayor of a large city on a major migratory flyway, say, a city like Chicago, you can work with your city council to make bird-friendly design mandatory for all new construction.

Mayor Brandon Johnson

@ChicagosMayor

1 year

Draw shades and turn off all non-essential lights from 11 p.m. to sunrise to protect birds, especially during the peak migration seasons. Other ways you can help: 🐦 Stock your bird feeders 🐦 Grow native plants 🐦 Full and fresh water sources 🐦 Leave your leaves for shelter!

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Lights out, cats in, bird tape up. Tonight is going to be a HUGE night for migration across Illinois. 1) Lights attract and disorient birds➡️more collisions. 2) Cats like to hunt easy, stunned prey. 3) Making your windows bird friendly is the best thing you can do to help birds.

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@BirdMonitors

6 months

Journey ended. Flying from Central America or the Caribbean, this beautiful Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, killed by a Chicago building, won't make it to his breeding grounds to raise young. Join us in demanding Chicago make bird protection mandatory:

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Good morning! We hope that after counting 1,000 dead birds to help them fall asleep, the folks at @McCormick_Place had a good night's rest and woke up realizing that 45 years ago was the right time to make their lakeside buildings bird friendly.

Birders’ Joy Turns to Shock as Massive Migratory Wave Leads to Mass

Chicago is one of the deadliest cities for migrating birds and Thursday’s “insane abundance of migratory action” led to “insane mortality,” birders said. The remedy is as simple as flipping off a...

news.wttw.com

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Sunday night, lights out, cats in, bird tape up! 13.2 million birds expected to fly over Illinois tonight. If you find a bird in need, call us: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

6 months

We are sorry to report the death of Poppa Owl, who so many of us delighted in watching this year as he raised his young at North Pond. CBCM rescued him after he was found weak and unresponsive in the shallows of the pond. We suspect he ingested poison from a rat or other prey...

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Yesterday's event was dramatic, but remember it is not unusual for a building to kill 1,000 birds; all that is unusual is for it to happen at once. During migration we find up to 100 dead a birds a day. Pictured are 4 of 18 birds found in downtown Chicago on Wednesday.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

While Field Museum folks picked up ~1,000 birds at McCormick Place yesterday, our volunteers picked up another ~1,000 birds in the rest of the downtown area. Please listen to this interview with our director, Annette Prince. It is not just one building.

The reason Chicago is one of the deadliest cities for migrating birds

Annette Prince, the director of the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, joins Lisa Dent to explain why nearly 1,000 migrating birds died after crashing into windows at McCormick Place Lakeside Center …

wgnradio.com

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@BirdMonitors

5 years

Saving injured birds is important work, but collecting birds who have succumbed to their injuries is equally important. Tens of thousands of birds would have been swept up and thrown into dumpsters. Instead, CBCM salvaged them so they could be used for research like this.

Laura Helmuth

@laurahelmuth

5 years

Measurements of 70,716 birds over almost 40 years show their bodies are shrinking and their wings are getting longer. Also, big glassy buildings need to Turn! Off! Their! Lights! By @bbguari on @PostHealthSci

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

This is not a drill! Sunday night, lights out, cats in, bird tape up! Migration-o-meter: 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 21.1 million birds expected to fly over Illinois tonight. If you find a bird in need, call us: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

5 months

Female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. She started in Central America, Mexico, or the Caribbean, made it all the way to Chicago, and was needlessly killed by a Chicago window. The 4 to 6 babies she was to have will never be born.

Sean McNealy (he/him)

@Sean_McNealy

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Near Huron and State in Chicago, @BirdMonitors 😔

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@BirdMonitors

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Monday night, lights out, cats in, bird tape up! Migration-o-meter: 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 15.7 million birds expected to fly over Illinois tonight. If you find a bird in need, call us: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Thanks to @chicagotribune for reporting on the issue of bird collisions in Chicago.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

"As for the Lakeside Center, it allows exhibitors to decide whether to close curtains to protect birds after the sun goes down. That should no longer be a choice in times of migration." Thank you @Suntimes . We agree!

Chicago’s buildings shouldn’t be bird death traps

Protective measures can save many birds migrating through the area. Chicago should never have another night when almost 1,000 birds die.

chicago.suntimes.com

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@BirdMonitors

5 months

Since city officials headed into the office at the start of this work week, we've found 80+ dead migratory birds. Here are just 2 of them: Song Sparrow and Belted Kingfisher. Both of these species breed in our area. Chicago should have welcomed them home. Instead, it killed them.

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@BirdMonitors

5 months

A majority of birds migrate over a locality on just 9 nights in spring. Tonight is one of those special nights! Lights out, cats in, bird tape up! Migration-o-meter: 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 15 million will fly over IL. Find a bird in need? call us: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Please read this thread! Our volunteer Allison L. shares her experience collision monitoring on the morning of October 5. "I collected the 13 birds in the picture outside one building: the CH Robinson building at 1515 W Webster."

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

6.8 million birds crossed Cook County last night! @DrBirdCast predicts a similar push tonight. Call 773-988-1867 if you see a bird who needs help. But what does a bird who needs help look like? Like this ⬇️. Healthy birds on the ground walk, run, or hop. Injured birds rest.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

We are sad local news outlets aren't reporting the ecological disaster happening in Chicago today. Many have covered this issue in the past. We hope they will step up today and help us usher in needed change. @BlockClubCHI @WGNNews @ABC7Chicago @wttw @cbschicago @chicagotribune

Chicago Bird Collision Monitors

@BirdMonitors

1 year

Please help us, @ChicagosMayor and @ChicagoDOB . Each and every one of the 1,000+ birds killed in Chicago today are protected under federal law. Chicago is in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

A very informative post from @DrBirdCast about the unprecedented migration fallout that occurred last night in Chicago, leading to the mass bird casualty event happening on the lakefront today. photo by @thebirbologist

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

Fall migration has started! If you find an injured bird anywhere in the Chicago area, please call our hotline (773-988-1867). Have paper bags and paper clips on hand to contain injured birds until a volunteer arrives. We can save birds together. We got this!

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

For World Migratory Bird Day, we hope you will take small steps to protect birds who pass through Chicago, beginning with signing the petition demanding McCormick Place turn out its lights each night during migration. We are nearing 7,000 signatures!

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@BirdMonitors

11 months

We demand that @GovPritzker , @ChicagosMayor and those managing the @McCormick_Place Lakeside facility require interior lights at McCormick Place East be extinguished or shades drawn every night of migration. Please sign the petition!

McCormick Place: Keep the Lights Out

We demand that the Governor of Illinois, the Mayor of Chicago and those managing the McCormick Place Lakeside facility take immediate and urgent action to require that interior lights at McCormick...

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@BirdMonitors

11 months

THEY KEEP COMING! Monday night, lights out, cats in, bird tape up! Migration-o-meter: 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 18.4 million birds expected to fly over Illinois tonight. If you find a bird in need, call us: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

9 months

Earlier this month this young Sandhill Crane wandered the lot of North Aurora's Auto Mall, unwilling to fly. Concerned employees herded him into a loading bay to make sure he didn't get hit by a car. CBCM transported the bird to Willowbrook Wildlife Center for evaluation.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Unfortunately, birds are still dying in Chicago today. Thanks @chicagotribune for helping us bear witness.

Photos: Migrating bird carnage

A northern flicker that died from a building collision overnight in Chicago’s Loop is shown Oct. 6, 2023. Annette Prince, director of Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, recovers a belted kingfi…

www.chicagotribune.com

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

Up to 1 billion birds collide with glass each year in N. America. Collisions happen wherever glass appears. What does a collision victim look like? Like this ⬇️. Healthy birds on the ground walk, run, or hop. Injured birds rest. If you find a bird resting in the open, call us!

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Most birds migrate on 10% of nights in a season. The past week we've seen big movements. Tonight might be the biggest of all! Please turn out all unnecessary lighting at your home or business to help the 20 million birds who will fly over Illinois tonight!

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@BirdMonitors

5 months

Chicago Continues to Fail Migrating Birds 🧵 On Monday the Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) released a draft of its 2024 Sustainable Development Policy (SDP)...

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@BirdMonitors

7 months

Not sure what this little screech owl’s crime was, but we busted him out of Palos Heights Police lockup Friday morning. Thanks to the PHPD for their help. They had him safely contained in a dark, quiet room until we could pick him up for transport to Willowbrook Wildlife Center.

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@BirdMonitors

7 months

Buckle in. Position Statement of @BirdFriendlyChi Coalition Launched in 2016, Chicago bird advocacy organizations, supporting scientists, founding members, and committed citizens of the Bird Friendly Chicago coalition have been focused on achieving one crucial goal: ... 1/x

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

Tonight should be a big night for warbler migration. Warblers are common collision victims, and such tiny birbs need us big folk to look out for them. Please watch where you step tomorrow morning, move any stunned birds to safety, and call our hotline (773-988-1867) for help!

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@BirdMonitors

7 months

The first woodcock has landed! This handsome early bird was found downtown Tuesday. And we've noticed another sign of spring: Red-winged Blackbirds are arriving. Migration season is here. Want to help? Join a CBCM team by attending an upcoming training session.

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

Last week CBCM volunteers rescued over 125 birds downtown, including this Sora. Soras are losing their marshland habitat due to urban and agricultural development. By treating windows and turning off lights, we can ensure they make it safely to what homes they do have left.

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

Tonight will be a big migration night. More birds = more window collisions. An easy thing you can do to help birds is share our hotline number (773-988-1867) with others in the Chicago area. The sooner we know about an injured bird, the better chance they have for survival!

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Last night was an unusual night. The forecast was for moderate migration, yet the overnight storms brought down MANY birds. Our teams have been finding an inordinate amount of dead and injured birds. Please take the time to check around the buildings where you live and work.

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

And they keep on coming! Over the last 3 nights, 19.6 million birds passed through Cook County (per @DrBirdCast ), and they will be taking no breaks through the end of the week. Call us at 773-988-1867 to report injured birds. You can contain them in a paper bag until we arrive.

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

On #WorldMigratoryBirdDay , we honor Monty & Rose, who elicited compassion as they shined a light on Chicago conservation. And we honor every other migratory bird who has passed, or tried to pass, through our city. Each has their own special story; each is worthy of protection.

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@BirdMonitors

5 months

Tonight will be another top 9 night for migratory birds! Saturday night, lights out, cats in, bird tape up! Migration-o-meter: 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 16 million will fly over Illinois. Find a bird in need? call us: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Thank you so much @chicagotribune for covering this event. Note that Chicago already has a bird friendly design ordinance in place, but city council has yet to fully implement it. @ChicagosMayor @LamontJRobinson

Chicago Tribune

@chicagotribune

1 year

At least 960 migrating birds, the highest number on record, died Thursday in “massive carnage” at McCormick Place Lakeside Center, according to David Willard, a retired bird division collections manager at the Field Museum.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Sparrows and kinglets and thrushes, oh my! Saturday night, lights out, cats in, bird tape up! Migration-o-meter: 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 20.1 million birds expected to fly over Illinois tonight. If you find a bird in need, call us: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

6 months

The early birds aren't getting the worms—they are hitting windows. In the first week of monitoring this spring, CBCM has collected more than 60 window strike victims downtown: woodcocks, robins, sparrows, and flickers. @ChicagosMayor @angtovar 1/4

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@BirdMonitors

11 months

Sharp-shinned Hawks are--dare we say--cute hawks that, while scarcely bigger than a Blue Jay, are feisty enough to take down a robin. But no matter the size of a bird's heart, he will never win against a Chicago window. This young bird's journey ended in our city today.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Each year, CBCM finds thousands of birds that need help. These 3 are just a few we found this spring stunned after window collisions downtown. Migration is slowing, but we remain vigilant, and we ask you to as well. Call us if you are concerned about a bird: 773-988-1867

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

"[McCormick Place] put out a statement saying they are part of the Lights Out program-however participation in that program requires compliance every night during migration, which they clearly are not doing" An update from @ChicagoAudubon :

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@BirdMonitors

8 months

Don't leave the birds behind. Please read this🧵to take action. On the night of October 4, 2023, over 2,000 birds collided with windows in Chicago and died. Despite this tragedy, the city still drags its feet to make bird-friendly design mandatory. 1/10 📷Taylor Hains

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@BirdMonitors

11 months

Migration is not over yet, folks! Friday night, lights out, cats in, bird tape up! Migration-o-meter: 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 8 million birds expected to fly over Illinois tonight. If you find a bird in need, call us: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

5 months

Palm Warblers--they're a'comin. And lots of other bouncy borbs! Friday night, lights out, cats in, bird tape up! Migration-o-meter: 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 10 million will fly over Illinois. Find a bird in need? call us: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

6 months

Some hopeful news about @McCormick_Place ! From the Bird Friendly Chicago coalition: 🐦‍⬛Promising news: McCormick Place is putting out bids for bird-safety retrofitting options. 1/14

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Thank you for helping us help the birds! You found a little Golden-crowned Kinglet! This little friend spends his winter in the U.S., so he was probably close to reaching his winter home when he struck a window in Chicago.

Megan

@MeganJennings2

1 year

Be on the lookout today in Chicago for injured migratory birds! Found this sweet warbler after my run. If you find an injured bird, safely contain it (box, paper bag, etc.) and call the @BirdMonitors at 773-988-1867!

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@BirdMonitors

8 months

A "V" is for...vulture thread! Ivan was found in Manhattan, IL in December 2023. He is a young Turkey Vulture who didn’t migrate and was very comfortable around humans. So comfortable, in fact, he followed people around like a puppy and even perched on their arm! 1/9

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@BirdMonitors

5 months

Since April 15, when @ChicagoDPD released its Sustainable Development Policy, which does NOT make bird protection mandatory, or downtown teams have rescued over 300 live and salvaged over 500 dead window collision victims. This is an underestimate based on incomplete data.

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@BirdMonitors

5 months

Top 9 night for migration! Sparrows, thrushes, wrens, warblers. They're all in the mix! Tuesday night, lights out, cats in, bird tape up! Migration-o-meter: 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 17 million will fly over IL. Find a bird in need? call us: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Here is a statement from @McCormick_Place about Thursday's mass bird mortality event at their building.

McCormick Place

@McCormick_Place

1 year

McCormick Place learned that on Wednesday night an extremely large number of migratory birds died after colliding into the Lakeside Center and other campus buildings. For information on McCormick Place's Migratory Birds Policy please visit:

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It's raining woodcocks! Sunday night, lights out, cats in, bird tape up! Migration-o-meter: 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 5.7 million birds expected to fly over Illinois tonight. If you find a bird in need, call us: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Thanks to everyone involved in this rescue! @reedmonseur made all the right moves. If you see a bird on the ground that appears to be sleeping, that bird is a window collision victim. Get the bird to a spot where they will be safe, then give us a call!

Raed Mansour

@reedmonseur

1 year

This likely concussed migrating warbler will hopefully make it. Saw it sleeping it off on the ground by Federal Plaza and picked it up to keep it safe, but it went back to sleep in my hand. #fallmigration #birdsoftwitter 🧵

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Migration is starting! This Northern Waterthrush and his kin have shown up in our area. These are one of our earliest migrant warblers in the fall. It's a good reminder to get the bird tape on your windows and save the CBCM hotline # to your phone: 773-988-1867. (📷Jeff Bilsky)

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

A big thanks to volunteer Katherine P. who rescued this stunned Yellow-rumped Warbler earlier this week. Chicago is situated along a major route for migratory birds, and our built environment is hazardous for them. Please call 773-988-1867 if you find an injured bird.

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@BirdMonitors

5 months

If the public is helping pay for this new lakefront stadium, the stadium better be what the public wants--bird friendly. Even if it isn't paid with public funds, it better be bird friendly. We will be watching this development closely.

Ben Bradley

@BenBradleyTV

5 months

JUST IN: Bears management will outline their vision for a new stadium on Chicago's lakefront on Wednesday, per our @tahmanbradley Certainly not a done deal; but the latest evidence the team is shifting its focus from Arlington Heights back to the city.

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1 year

Birds found @McCormick_Place this morning. About 10 dead and 10 injured found after a quick walk around the building. @GovPritzker @ChicagosMayor @LamontJRobinson Surely with the state and local taxes McCormick Place collects, they can afford to implement bird friendly design.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

We hope alderman @LamontJRobinson will help spur the city council to uphold and strengthen the bird friendly ordinance already in place that could help Chicago prevent ecological disasters like this one that is happening today at McCormick Place.

Brendon

@eyeonthefly

1 year

Tragedy unfolding in Chicago: an unprecedented number of window collisions. Photos show nearly 1000 birds salvaged from a SINGLE building along the lakefront this morning, including mostly Tennessee, Palm, Myrtle, and Magnolia Warblers. At what point does this become a crime?

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Migration is going to be white hot in Chicago overnight! Please share our hotline number with your friends and family: 773-988-1867. It just takes a moment to call and save a bird's life.

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As bird populations decline generally, each CBCM rescue is important. But some rescues are critical, like this sandpiper. Her species is endangered in Illinois; luckily she will live on to help her kin continue. Thanks to all involved in her rescue.

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@BirdMonitors

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Friday night, lights out, cats in, bird tape up! Migration-o-meter: 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 14.2 million birds expected to fly over Illinois tonight. If you find a bird in need, call us: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

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We're grateful to all who help us rescue birds! You know who isn't grateful? The birds! Wild birds are scared of humans, not realizing our intentions are good. Our sight and touch increases their stress. Holding a bird for rescue? Place them in a paper bag and leave them alone.

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@BirdMonitors

11 months

In September our monitoring teams found 3,899 dead and injured birds in the 1 square mile of Chicago that we monitor daily. Chicago has an area of 235 square miles.

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@BirdMonitors

6 months

On April 15, the Department of Planning and Development will release its updated Sustainable Development Policy. Help us push for bird protections to be made mandatory by pressuring the DPD on social media. 1/3

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@BirdMonitors

6 months

March madness has begun! Millions of birds are headed towards Chicago only to face the hazards of nighttime lighting and glass building designs. Turn out, dim or block (with curtains or blinds) light that leaves your home or business windows from 11 p.m. until daylight. 1/3

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

Tonight's forecast: Birds, birds, and more birds, and then some light birds, and then perhaps a few birds, followed by a bird, ending with partly birdy skies. Please keep our number handy to report the injured (773-988-1867). Turn off unnecessary lighting. Thanks champs!

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@BirdMonitors

3 years

The next two nights will see a large push of migrants into the area as we get north winds and cool fall temps. Please help us look out for the little guys and give us a call if you find a bird in need: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

11 months

We are less than 300 signatures away from reaching our goal of 10,000. Please share! We will present the signatures to the MPEA at their October 30 meeting. We are asking McCormick Place to turn off its lights each and every night of migration.

McCormick Place: Keep the Lights Out

We demand that the Governor of Illinois, the Mayor of Chicago and those managing the McCormick Place Lakeside facility take immediate and urgent action to require that interior lights at McCormick...

works.audubon.org

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Birds are getting smaller and longer-winged as the world warms, and the smallest-bodied species are changing the fastest. That's the main finding of a new study, made possible in part by the efforts of our volunteers. 📷(c) Field Museum, Daryl Coldren.

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

Last night was HUGE for migration! Per @DrBirdCast , 9.1 million birds crossed Cook Co. Our morning team found many birds, plus our hotline received over 300 calls! Seeing and hearing all the stories of folks helping us help the birds warms our hearts! Thanks to all of you!

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

Thanks @WGNNews for covering this tragic event. Help us effect change by asking our elected officials why we are not implementing the bird friendly design ordinance as other nearby cities have.

WGN TV News

@WGNNews

1 year

Nearly 1,000 songbirds perished on Wednesday night after crashing into the McCormick Place Lakeside Center ‘s windows.

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

“I hope @USFWS fines the authority, uses the money to mitigate these deaths, and requires a lights-out policy during migration. When saving the lives of 1,000 birds is as simple as flipping off a light switch, it’s unconscionable to require anything less.”

Letter Urges Migratory Bird Protections After 1,000 Killed by Chicago Building

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity today sent a letter urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to enforce the Migratory Bird Treaty Act after 1,000 migrating songbirds died after...

biologicaldiversity.org

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

Migration season will be over in a few weeks, but birds are still coming! Wednesday night was busy, with 5.7 million birds crossing Cook County. This Hermit Thrush is among the late migrants we are still helping. Please call our hotline (773-988-1867) if you see a bird in need!

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@BirdMonitors

5 months

Top 9 night for migration! Warblers, orioles, grosbeaks, oh my! Monday night, lights out, cats in, bird tape up! Migration-o-meter: 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 18 million birds expected to fly over IL. Find a bird in need? Call us: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

11 months

Jeepers, look at all those Brown Creepers! Saturday night, lights out, cats in, bird tape up! Migration-o-meter: 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦 16 million birds expected to fly over Illinois tonight. If you find a bird in need, call us: 773-988-1867.

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@BirdMonitors

6 months

THIS THURSDAY! Join us in a social media day of action as we pressure the mayor, the DPD, and the Dept. of the Environment to make bird protection mandatory. See our social media toolkit for all the info, posts, and graphics you need, or create your own!

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@BirdMonitors

8 months

Bird friendly design is not mandatory in Chicago. #NotAnotherBuilding until the city keeps its promise and implements the bird friendly policy already created. This building will kill 100s of birds each year of its existence without bird friendly design.

Mayor Brandon Johnson

@ChicagosMayor

8 months

The greatest skyline in the world keeps getting better! A massive development at 400 N. Lake Shore will unite Lake Michigan with the Riverwalk, add green space and earmark hundreds of units for Chicagoans making less than 50% of the area median income.

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@BirdMonitors

3 years

Lights out, Chicago! Nearly 60,000 birds are expected to fly through overnight. Please turn off exterior and interior lighting after 11pm. And, as always, have our hotline number handy: 773-988-1867. Tonight will likely be one of the biggest migration nights of the season!

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@BirdMonitors

11 months

In addition to the mass casualties at McCormick Place we found 1,000+ birds on 10/5. From hummingbirds to hawks, birds are falling victim to collisions at residential and commercial buildings. Donate to help our all-volunteer effort continue to help birds!

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@BirdMonitors

2 years

Thank you to the Chicago Tribune for bringing attention to this frustrating situation. The city needs to do what it said it would do to protect birds. We have the ordinance--let's roll it out, already! The birds can't wait.

Chicago Tribune

@chicagotribune

2 years

“This is a continuing crisis, and it’s disappointing that Chicago has yet to do something about it,” said Annette Prince, the head of the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors.

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@BirdMonitors

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Our monitors are downtown each morning during migration, looking for birds who need help. You might see a green shirt or a green badge, but the surest way to recognize a collision monitor is by their net! Have you spotted a collision monitor lately? #CollisionMonitorSighting

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@BirdMonitors

6 months

Please email @ChicagosMayor and @ChicagoDPD and let them know you want bird protection to be mandatory. Here's a convenient email link for you!

Block Club Chicago

@BlockClubCHI

6 months

Chicago is the deadliest city for migrating birds. Here’s how advocates want to fix it:

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@BirdMonitors

9 months

Fishing line, a 🧵: Last month at West Ridge Nature Park a discarded fishing lure with hooks attached to this Mallard's neck and wing. CBCM used a kayak to capture the duck and took him to Willowbrook Wildlife Center where the lure was removed and his injuries were treated.

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@BirdMonitors

5 months

Thanks to @nbcchicago for profiling CBCM and the window collision crisis in Chicago. Birds are an important part of our environment and we must find solutions to protect them for the sake of all.

NBC Chicago

@nbcchicago

5 months

Chicago must embrace its critical role in bird migrations, expert says

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@BirdMonitors

9 months

"It’s well past time that our federal agencies take this ...issue seriously and issue and enforce the [MBTA's] lifesaving protections. A fresh wave of energy has arisen in Chicagoans...appalled by these needless and preventable deaths.

The right windows can save billions of birds. Why not require them?

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@BirdMonitors

6 months

Rodenticides are dangerous methods of pest control that put wildlife, pets, and even children at risk for secondary poisoning. Please encourage your neighbors and municipalities to find non-toxic alternatives for combating mice and rats...

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@BirdMonitors

1 year

*one Chicago bird killer

𝕭𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖙 𝖔𝖋 𝕭𝖎𝖗𝖉𝖎𝖓'

@GREGNEISE

1 year

The Chicago bird killer is McCormick Lakeside Center. It's not tall, or lit up …but it has 1/3 mile highly reflective glass facing Lake Michigan. Birds coming off the lake head for the trees in front, see those trees and sky reflected, and continue thinking they can fly through.

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