1000 migratory birds crash into windows and die

It is true that such tragedies occur every year, especially during the autumn and spring migration of migratory birds. In the past four decades, the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago has never documented such a high number, the institute wrote on Instagram on Friday. “It was just frustrating,” bird expert David Willard told the Chicago Tribune newspaper.

“You see a pink-breasted grosgrain that would have made it to the Peruvian Andes if it hadn’t flown into a window in Chicago.” He mentioned, among other things, the illuminated windows of the convention center and possible adverse weather conditions. reasons for the incident.

Largest incident of its kind
Rain and warm temperatures slowed the birds’ migration, after which they all started at the same time, CBS reported. This is also why there were a particularly large number of migratory birds in the area, Douglas Stotz of the Field Museum explained to CBS. In the largest such incident to date in Chicago, about 200 birds died overnight, Stotz said.

Climate change has consequences for migratory birds
“Every day during the spring and fall migration seasons, our scientists and volunteers rise at dawn to search for birds that have flown through the windows of the Convention Center,” the Field Museum continued on Instagram.

If birds survive the collisions, they are treated by veterinarians. “If the birds do not survive, their bodies will be taken to the museum,” it added. There they were used for scientific research. Climate change also affects migratory birds.