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October
04oct10:00 am1:00 pmBird Collisions in the Anthropocene at the DOAS Open House
Event Details
Join Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS) on Saturday, October 4 from 10:00-1:00PM at the DOAS Open House and help with making birds for this special project,
Event Details
Join Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS) on Saturday, October 4 from 10:00-1:00PM at the DOAS Open House and help with making birds for this special project, Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene.
During fall migration in October of 2023, 966 birds died after colliding with windows at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center in Chicago. This is the highest number of bird deaths recorded in a single day from a single building. Throughout 2023, a total of 10,836 birds were collected on the streets of Chicago. Although urban areas account for less than 1% of window collisions, they are highly visible, and the event in October prompted the Lakeside Center to implement bird-safe window film and other mitigation measures with their lighting. These measures have resulted in a significant reduction in collisions.

The Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene project, led by Holly Greenberg from the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University, is raising awareness about bird-window collisions by promoting workshops to create replicas of every bird killed in Chicago in 2023. These replicas, tagged with the crafter’s name, location and date, will become part of a large scale art installation of a 4’x300′ foot ‘carpet’ of these birds. To learn more about the project, please visit https://www.hollygreenberg.com/bird-collisions-anthropocene.

Please join DOAS in making bird replicas for this project and learn about the issue of window collisions. Registration is not required and materials will be available until supplies run out. Children are welcome with adult supervision. If you would like to also make/take home Acopian BirdSavers for your windows, please send information about your windows using the form at https://doas.us/order-materials-for-acopian-bird-savers/ so that we can bring materials for you.
More information about the DOAS OPEN HOUSE is coming soon! View our Calendar for details.
Time
October 4, 2025 10:00 am - 1:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
DOAS Sanctuary and Franklin Mountain Hawkwatch
52 Grange Hall Road Spur