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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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And buildings without thought for birdlife, significant buildings like the Minnesota Vikings shiny “death trap” for birds, are still being built.** Dead birds are a part of the life of a birder, a feeder of birds, and of bird science. Although the Minnesota Vikings stadium (officially the U.S. Dr. Daniel Klem, Jr.,

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The Elusive Goal of Bird-Safe Skyscrapers

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The latest edition of Science News delves into the work of scientists studying this problem. And here in Chicago, local architect Jeanne Gang has won accolades for her undulating Aqua Tower , which features deeply recessed windows that aren’t as attractive to birds. Hopefully, someday, these groups won’t be necessary.