The glass at McCormick Place in Chicago is a lethal obstacle for birds
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Re: The glass at McCormick Place in Chicago is a lethal obstacle for birds
#2Regulation is the answer here since the mitigation methods are known
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#3Toronto has had bird-friendly design guidelines since 2007. Surprised Chicago still hasn’t implemented a solution. https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/...
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#4I highly encourage anyone who had birds crash on their windows to install white dot stickers. I installed some last spring on my windows and not a single bird crashed on them since.
At first they look a bit odd, but after a week they were almost invisible, turns out the brain is really good at hiding things we don't care to see. They are a bit of a pain to install but it is well worth the effort.
Re: The glass at McCormick Place in Chicago is a lethal obstacle for birds
#5Toronto has had bird-friendly design guidelines since 2007. Surprised Chicago still hasn’t implemented a solution. https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/...
Chicago does have an ordinance requiring bird-friendly designs in new construction or renovations, but it was passed in 2022 and the convention center hasn't had window work done since then.
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#7Gloomy weather? Lamps on in the office? This creates a bird death trap.
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#9For buildings that don't have permanent bird strike mitigation measures built in, I wonder if temporary whitewash applied by window cleaners would help.
Re: The glass at McCormick Place in Chicago is a lethal obstacle for birds
#10I highly encourage anyone who had birds crash on their windows to install white dot stickers. I installed some last spring on my windows and not a single bird crashed on them since. At first they look a bit odd, but after a week they were almost invisible, turns out the brain is really good at hiding things we don't care to see. They are a bit of a pain to install but it is well worth the effort.
This also works for humans, who have a tendency to walk through glass sliding doors if no pattern is applied.
https://www.purlfrost.com/blog/stop-people-walking-glass-pat...