Every year, millions of birds are killed when they fly into windows. We created City Bird to bring awareness of this important issue to our community and to create a citizen science project that monitors bird-window collisions in the Triangle area of NC, USA. You can support us by volunteering and following us on social media. City Bird was created by Jin Bai and Alberto Valido. Jin and Alberto are Ph.D. students at North Carolina State University and UNC-Chapel Hill. Our project aims to provide critical data needed to convince policymakers and building managers to make buildings safer for birds.

Collision tally: n = 334

NC State: n = 110 (97 dead, 13 alive).

Latest: Northern Mockingbird on 03/15/2024.

UNC-Chapel Hill: n = 152 (145 dead, 7 alive).

Latest: Cedar Waxwing on 03/15/2024.

Meredith College: n = 26 (24 dead, 2 alive).

Latest: Black-throated Blue Warbler on 10/16/2023.

Other locations: n = 47 (40 dead, 7 alive).

Latest: Tufted Titmouse on 03/13/2024.

Data from 09/20/2022 to 03/15/2024.

Recorded webinar from American Bird Conservancy: The science and solutions for bird-window collisions.

Recorded webinar from American Bird Conservancy: Bird Collisions 101: Making Your Home and Community Safer for Birds.

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