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Nearly 1,000 birds died in 'massive carnage' after smashing into a building Thursday in Chicago while migrating to Peru, marking the highest number on record.
At least 960 birds died when they crashed into lit windows at McCormick Place Lakeside Center, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The rain on Thursday morning and recent weather patterns may have contributed to the worst day in 40 years of bird monitoring, said ornithologist David Willard.
Had they stayed their course, the birds were expected to reach the Andes Mountains of Peru, according to the retired manager of the bird division collections at the Field Museum.
'You're looking at a rose-breasted grosbeak that, if it hadn't hit a Chicago window, would have made it to the Andes of Peru,' Willard said.
He added: 'It was just discouraging as can be.'
The lit windows in Lakeside Center contributed to the massive deaths of birds
Almost 1,000 birds die after crashing into Chicago high-rise building
At least 960 birds died when they crashed into lit windows at McCormick Place Lakeside Center, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The rain on Thursday morning and recent weather patterns may have contributed to the worst day in 40 years of bird monitoring, said ornithologist David Willard.
Had they stayed their course, the birds were expected to reach the Andes Mountains of Peru, according to the retired manager of the bird division collections at the Field Museum.
'You're looking at a rose-breasted grosbeak that, if it hadn't hit a Chicago window, would have made it to the Andes of Peru,' Willard said.
He added: 'It was just discouraging as can be.'
The lit windows in Lakeside Center contributed to the massive deaths of birds
Almost 1,000 birds die after crashing into Chicago high-rise building
