Apple's New Store in Chicago is Killing Birds

[Deleted member 3345]

Apple was alerted to the discovery of dead birds around the store by Chicago Bird Collision Monitors volunteers, according to the Chicago Tribune. The group claims that at night, birds become disoriented by lighting, and crash into the large glass panes that make up the store's exterior walls.

Apple spokesman Nick Leahy confirmed the communication with the group, and did acknowedge that there had been strikes. However, Leahy noted that there wasn't a "larger number" than expected.

"At least until we can get through the migratory season," said Leahy. "We will get the lights down as much as can overnight."

Chicago has a "Lights Out" initiative for high-rise buildings. The Apple store is two stories tall, and there are much larger buildings surrounding the store.

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http://iphone.appleinsider.com/arti...ight-to-prevent-further-migratory-bird-deaths

 

[thesoapster]

Well when your store is a giant window...

 

[barbecube]

This is such amateur hour. We have known for years what kind of conditions fool birds into flying into windows, even if the reasons are not always well-understood. (Looking at photos of the vicinity on Google Maps though, one wonders why the Crate & Barrel that's entirely made of glass doesn't have the same problem? The Apple store appears to be mostly a concrete cube with a single-story glass façade on just one side.)

 

[Border]

Don't you mean "Apple's new Town Square in Chicago is Killing Birds"?

 

[Psxphile]

 

[sleepInsom]

Doesn't this happen pretty often, birds flying into buildings and whatnot?

 

[Galkinator]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Pineapple Pizza]

Doesn't this happen pretty often, birds flying into buildings and whatnot?

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Yes, between 100-900 million birds die from window collision each year. So there's nothing unusual about this for a building with large windows.