Bird-Killer Building

Chicago's McCormick Place is North America's largest convention centre. It's completely covered in glass and, when occupied, illuminated. This Thursday 5th October, at least 1000 migrating birds died after colliding with this single building (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/07/chicago-mccormick-place-building-bird-deaths-windows). Many of the casualties were Tennessee warblers; Hermit thrush and American woodcocks but fatalities included other songbird species. This massive death toll, over this short period, provides a very graphic illustration of human impact on the natural world. Perhaps conventions in this building could be halted in the Spring and Fall? The centre would then remain unilluminated at the times of major bird migrations.