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

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More than concerned, he is dismayed and alarmed and has been since January 1974, when he first witnessed a Mourning Dove fly into a window and fall to the ground dead on the Southern Illinois University campus. This was his trigger moment, when he decided to find out why birds fly into glass windows and die.

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Vote Now for Awesome Ornithology Projects!

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Maria and I, first-year graduate students in Zac Cheviron’s lab at the University of Illinois, Urbana-. In light of spring’s recent arrival, do you ever find yourself wondering how some species are able to withstand freezing, wintery days and yet still thrive in summer’s heat? To win, we need your votes! Thanks for your support!

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My Favorite Release

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That kicked off our One-Eyed Project – we fly and test all one-eyed raptors, and it continues to this day.”. “I’ve But lets see … I’d say one of my most memorable releases is that of a Purple Martin , a species of special concern in California. Last year he came back to our area with a female.