{"id":131717,"date":"2023-10-06T15:11:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T15:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=131717"},"modified":"2023-10-06T15:11:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T15:11:50","slug":"almost-1000-birds-die-after-crashing-into-chicago-high-rise-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/world-news\/almost-1000-birds-die-after-crashing-into-chicago-high-rise-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost 1,000 birds die after crashing into Chicago high-rise building"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Staggering 1,000 birds die in &#8216;massive carnage&#8217; after crashing into Chicago four-story building while migrating north &#8211; the highest number in a single day on record<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>At least 960 birds crashed into lit windows at McCormick Place Lakeside Center\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rains on Thursday morning may have led to the worst day of bird monitoring\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0The regions along the birds&#8217; migration route experiencing significant storms with heavy rains recently\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nearly 1,000 birds died in &#8216;massive carnage&#8217; after smashing into a building Thursday in Chicago while migrating to Peru, marking the highest number on record.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At least 960 birds died when they crashed into lit windows at McCormick Place Lakeside Center, the Chicago Tribune\u00a0reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rain on Thursday morning and recent weather patterns may have contributed to the worst day in 40 years of bird monitoring, said ornithologist David Willard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Had they stayed their course, the birds were expected to reach the Andes Mountains of Peru, according to the retired manager of the bird division collections at the Field Museum.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You&#8217;re looking at a rose-breasted grosbeak that, if it hadn&#8217;t hit a Chicago window, would have made it to the Andes of Peru,&#8217; Willard said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;It was just discouraging as can be.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/14\/76248557-12602183-Nearly_1_000_birds_died_in_massive_carnage_as_they_crashed_into_-a-2_1696600272287.jpg\" height=\"479\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nearly 1,000 birds died in &#8216;massive carnage&#8217; as they crashed into a building Thursday in Chicago while migrating to Peru<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/14\/76248563-12602183-Bird_watchers_said_more_than_100_000_birds_embarked_their_journe-a-3_1696600272289.jpg\" height=\"479\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bird watchers said more than 100,000 birds embarked their journey in under four hours Thursday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/14\/76249681-12602183-The_lit_windows_in_Lakeside_Center_contributed_to_the_massive_de-a-4_1696600272293.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The lit windows in Lakeside Center contributed to the massive deaths of birds\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There was a sense of urgency prompting numerous birds to migrate. A period with few winds out of the north left a lot of them with no choices but to embark their journey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Sometimes, it&#8217;s like &#8220;now or never&#8221;, and they go,&#8217; Willard said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bird watchers said more than 100,000 birds embarked their journey in under four hours Thursday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was a dangerous time for flying, unfortunately, as the regions along the birds&#8217; migration route experiencing significant storms with heavy rains recently.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rains early in the morning could also drive the creatures lower to the ground and closer to danger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The lit windows in Lakeside Center were neither favorable &#8211; roughly a billion birds die crashing into windows in the country every year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/14\/76249697-12602183-The_dead_birds_will_be_used_in_studies_or_as_scientific_specimen-a-1_1696600272260.jpg\" height=\"479\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The dead birds will be used in studies or as scientific specimens at the Field Museum of Natural History<\/p>\n<p>The City Council of Chicago passed a bill in 2020 requiring bird safety measures or bird-friendly windows in new buildings, but it has not been implemented yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most birds died Thursday were palm warblers and yellow-rumped warblers.<\/p>\n<p>Those colorful songbirds will be used in studies or as scientific specimens at the Field Museum of Natural History.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thursday also made a record for\u00a0Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, said Director Annette Prince.<\/p>\n<p>The group found about 450 dead birds and rescued 300 injured birds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;re talking about irreplaceable birds that are a critical part of a healthy environment,&#8217; 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