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Chicago's McCormick Place Works To Prevent Migratory Birds From Hitting Windows And Dying
As peak migration approaches again this fall, there will be changes at McCormick Place to prevent the high number of bird deaths.
September 25, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Forty thousand birds have died hitting McCormick Place since 1978, and last year during peak migration, 1,000 birds died in one night.
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So as peak migration approaches again this fall, there are changes at McCormick Place to prevent the high number of bird deaths.
This is the time of year when birds make their trek across Lake Michigan before it gets too cold. Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Chairman Jeff Bethke explained why McCormick Place is a major hazard for those birds.
