Expert Says Glass Is Major Threat to Birds

By JOANN LOVIGLIO, Associated Press Writer

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Daniel Klem Jr. cradles a small, dead bird with chestnut-mottled wings, another victim of what he says is a largely unrecognized environmental hazard that kills birds in flight.

The culprit is the plate glass used in windows, skyscrapers and other structures, which the birds strike because they cannot see it.

"Glass is ubiquitous and it's indiscriminate, killing the fit and the unfit," said Klem, a Muhlenberg College ornithologist who estimates that collisions with glass kill up to 1 billion birds a year in the United States alone.

This guy must have researched this for years...

full scoop:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=624&ncid=624&e=8&u=/ap/20040201/ap_on_sc/birds_clear_danger_1

"Buildings that we have created to be aesthetically pleasing are slaughtering birds."