{"id":1947233,"date":"2026-05-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1947233"},"modified":"2026-05-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:00:00","slug":"around-north-america-community-members-are-stitching-nearly-11000-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1947233","title":{"rendered":"Around North America, Community Members Are Stitching Nearly 11,000 Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-12-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a group of dozens of handmade fabric birds with paper tags identifying them, modeled after real birds\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images courtesy of Holly Greenberg, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Around North America, Community Members Are Stitching Nearly 11,000 Birds<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-21T09:58:47-05:00\">May 21, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-craft\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/craft\/\" rel=\"tag\">Craft<\/a><a class=\"category-nature\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/nature\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nature<\/a><a class=\"category-science\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/science\/\" rel=\"tag\">Science<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link 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class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"474251\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Every year, there are two major migration events. Birds, insects, fish, and other mammals head north in the spring to nest and breed and return south in the winter to feed and raise their young. Using <a href=\"https:\/\/birdcast.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BirdCast<\/a>, a tool that\u2019s active seasonally and allows anyone to see bird migration \u201cheat maps\u201d around the U.S., ornithologists tracked a record-breaking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/record-breaking-night-of-bird-migration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one billion birds<\/a> migrating on a single October night in 2023 (last year, that number reached 1.2 billion). But on the night spanning October 4 to 5, something else really big happened: nearly 1,000 birds died in Chicago after hitting a single building.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mccormickplace.com\/birds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">McCormick Place Lakeside Center<\/a> is situated along the Lake Michigan shoreline, set apart from many other buildings in a park-like space, and it has roughly enough windows to cover two football fields. As birds cruise along the shore, flitting over greenery, they sometimes mistake the reflections of nature in glass for the real thing. On the morning of October 5, hundreds of birds fell victim to architecture.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-3.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474251\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-3.jpeg\" alt=\"a hand holds a handmade fabric bird that has been tagged with the species name it's modeled after\" class=\"wp-image-474254\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>When artist and educator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollygreenberg.com\/bird-collisions-anthropocene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Holly Greenberg<\/a> heard this news, she was stunned. No stranger to nature and long interested in sustainability and the environment, she was nevertheless totally unaware of the scale of bird collisions in the U.S. During a day out in a Chicagoland arboretum, during a sabbatical from her role as assistant professor at Syracuse University, she worked with a group to remove invasive buckthorn and make room for native trees. A fellow volunteer rued the sad irony of planting new bird habitat when the feathered creatures try to fly into their reflections in glass instead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was the first time that I\u2019d heard that these birds were crashing into windows in Chicago,\u201d Greenberg says. When she later read about the mass collision at McCormick Place, she thought, \u201cOh man, something needs to be done.\u201d That\u2019s when the multi-year project <em>Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene<\/em> was born.<\/p>\n<p>Greenberg launched the initiative in 2024 to not only raise awareness of the problem but also to educate people about preventing incidents. Using data from the Chicago Field Museum and with the help of its lead ornithologist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fieldmuseum.org\/about\/staff\/profile\/david-willard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dave Willard<\/a>, Greenberg landed on a specific number: 10,863. That\u2019s how many were found dead after hitting Chicago buildings in 2023 alone.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s estimated that around one billion birds die in window collisions annually throughout North America. One of the organizations working to collect this data and\u2014just as importantly\u2014to protect, rescue, and advocate for avians is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdmonitors.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chicago Bird Collision Monitors<\/a> (CBCM) program. Every morning, volunteers walk the streets of the city to count and collect fallen individuals, taking them to wildlife sanctuaries for treatment or rehabilitation where possible. Most, however, don\u2019t survive the impact.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-6.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474251\" title=\"Bird specimens at the Field Museum\" data-rl_title=\"Bird specimens at the Field Museum\" data-rl_caption=\"Bird specimens at the Field Museum\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-6.jpeg\" alt=\"a museum storage drawer at the Field Museum in Chicago with dozens of birds that have been collected after dying from window collisions\" class=\"wp-image-474257\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bird specimens at the Field Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Paul Groleau, president of a company called <a href=\"https:\/\/featherfriendly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feather Friendly<\/a> that makes bird-safe window treatments, suggests that many more die from window impacts than we realize. Greenberg hears people at her workshops say things like, \u201cI heard a bird hit my window, but it flew off, so it\u2019s fine.\u201d Groleau, however, posits that about 60 percent of birds that are stunned do not survive. Their skulls are paper-thin, and if they don\u2019t hemorrhage, they may sit under some shrubbery as they try to recover, which makes them more vulnerable as prey.<\/p>\n<p>When the CBCM volunteers find dead specimens, they take them to the Field Museum, where the bodies become part of an archive Willard has overseen for decades. Many are preserved in the museum collection, each tagged and identified. At the very least, they are added to a carefully tended data set, which lists thousands upon thousands specifically killed by impacting windows at speed.<\/p>\n<p>10,863 is the number Willard had recorded in 2023. Of course, the actual number of birds that collided with windows that year is exponentially higher, but the figure reflects the number that Willard and the CBCM volunteers found. And it\u2019s the exact number that Greenberg is getting thousands of people to help recreate from fabric and glue. At the same time, she\u2019s sharing knowledge about collisions with others through craft, science, advocacy, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/community-art\">social practice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with a small grant and a group of interns at Syracuse University, <em>Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene <\/em>began with the list of avians from the Field Museum, some basic crafting supplies, and photographs of the individual bird species so that makers could replicate the actual species. Eventually, Greenberg relocated to Evanston, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, and opened a studio where she hosts workshops and processes birds that are sent in from all over North America.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-10.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474251\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-10.jpeg\" alt=\"people work around a table making birds from fabric and glue\" class=\"wp-image-474260\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Workshops are facilitated across the U.S. and Canada, and so far, a total of more than 140 have been held. Materials can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollygreenberg.com\/make-a-bird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">downloaded<\/a> from the website, and anyone can host a workshop. Popular locations include public libraries and schools. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, which is behind the BirdCast tool, has even launched a pilot program to send hundreds of sew-a-bird kits to biology teachers in New York State in order to complete a core education requirement.<\/p>\n<p>The hands-on, participatory, and very communal aspect of the bird workshops is fundamental to the project\u2019s success. Greenberg opens her studio to the public on the first Saturday of every month as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/evanstonmade.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evanston Made<\/a> program, and private gatherings can be organized, too. \u201cPeople get into the flow, no one is touching their phone, and everyone is super concentrated,\u201d Greenberg says. \u201cThey\u2019re working with awkward materials, and it\u2019s a mess, but it\u2019s a good creative mindset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Studies have shown that hands-on or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.byf.org\/is-hands-on-learning-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">experiential learning<\/a> is linked to greater knowledge retention, attentiveness, experimentation, and more. As people create their house sparrows, dark-eyed juncos, golden-crowned kinglets, and many more\u2014and one\u2019s level of technical skill is no matter\u2014a sense of camaraderie builds around a common pursuit. Greenberg then provides resources about how to help prevent bird collisions, such as information about remediation technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses like Feather Friendly make products that can be applied directly to any window, most commonly in the form of small vinyl dots. It also offers Bird Divert, which uses clear dots that are actually hard for us to see, but due to the way birds\u2019 vision works, the application helps them to differentiate between architecture and nature. Fritted glass is another method, which involves ceramic details baked right onto the surface of the glass.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-1.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474251\" title=\"Artist Taro Takizawa in front of the \u2018Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene\u2019 studio in Evanston\" data-rl_title=\"Artist Taro Takizawa in front of the \u2018Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene\u2019 studio in Evanston\" data-rl_caption=\"Artist Taro Takizawa in front of the \u2018Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene\u2019 studio in Evanston\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-1.jpeg\" alt=\"artist Taro Takizawa stands on a ladder in front of his window painting on the top of artist Holly Greenberg's studio in Evanston, Illinois\" class=\"wp-image-474252\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Artist Taro Takizawa in front of the \u2018Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene\u2019 studio in Evanston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Greenberg sees the artistic potential in the remedial window coverings, and she has previously invited artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tarotakizawart\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taro Takizawa<\/a> to paint beautiful organic lines on the top windows of her Evanston studio. For a forthcoming social project this summer, Greenberg plans to install different types of remediation dots on the large storefront windows of the space, plus an installation by artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alicehargrave.com\/last-calls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alice Hargrave<\/a>, who creates abstract works using the sound waves of bird calls.<\/p>\n<p>While the official number of finished birds is currently at 3,451, Greenberg estimates there are at least 1,000 more awaiting tagging and entry into the project\u2019s handwritten ledger, which is reminiscent of museum catalogues before computerized records came into widespread use. With the help of a team of interns, she labels each bird individually with its species name, its artist, and where it \u201cflew\u201d in from. And installation opportunities abound.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, the birds will create one giant \u201ccarpet\u201d to illustrate not only the poignant and urgent reality of bird collision deaths, but the power of collective action. In the meantime, groups of the fabric critters go on view occasionally in other exhibitions. One of these is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecture.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chicago Architecture Center<\/a>\u2019s forthcoming show, <em>Flyway City, <\/em>which \u201caims to catalyze positive change on making cities safer and more welcoming for birds and diverse wildlife\u201d by focusing on how architecture can help to protect avians from the get-go.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition is organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/studiogang.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Studio Gang<\/a>, whose lead architect, Jeanne Gang, has also encouraged the city of Chicago to enact <a href=\"https:\/\/studiogang.com\/publications\/chicago-tribune-safer-migration-chicago-birds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">building codes<\/a> that are more bird-friendly. While Evanston has an ordinance that requires bird-friendly building design, Chicago does not yet, although it\u2019s been on the table many times. Greenberg hopes that continued advocacy and information-sharing empowers others to speak up, too, so that these types of changes will be seen in more communities all over North America.<\/p>\n<p><em>Flyway City <\/em>runs from June 11 to January 3, 2027, in Chicago. Keep updated about workshops and other ways to get involved by following Greenberg\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hollygreenie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-5.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474251\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-5.jpeg\" alt=\"dozens of handmade fabric birds laid on a maroon surface, all tagged with the species names they're modeled after and the artists who made them\" class=\"wp-image-474256\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-7.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474251\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-7.jpeg\" alt=\"people work around a table making birds from fabric and glue\" class=\"wp-image-474258\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-4.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474251\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-4.jpeg\" alt=\"a cutting mat has tags, a handwritten ledger, a pen, and a handmade fabric bird\" class=\"wp-image-474255\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-11.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474251\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-11.jpeg\" alt=\"a white surface covered in an array of handmade fabric birds\" class=\"wp-image-474261\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-2.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474251\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-2.jpeg\" alt=\"several plastic bins in a studio space contain hundreds of handmade fabric birds, plus handwritten identification tags, representing birds that have died in Chicago from window collisions\" class=\"wp-image-474253\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bird-collisions-8.jpeg\" 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