More than 1,000 birds were injured or killed in building collisions over the weekend in Chicago, according to a report.
The Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, a volunteer-led conservation group working to protect migratory birds in the Windy City, were downtown Saturday and Sunday to rescue injured birds and document those that died, organizers told Fox 32 Chicago.
Each year, more than 100 million birds fly through Chicago as part of their seasonal migration, according to Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo. However, many of the feathered creatures run into trouble thanks to city skyscrapers with transparent windows…