SMASH THE CRASH

ending bird-window collisions at the University of Rochester

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Birds are an essential part of our community, but nearly 1,000 birds are estimated to die from window collisions on campus every year. Smash the Crash is a multi-disciplinary student- and faculty-led initiative to study this conservation crisis and recommend solutions to make the university a safer environment for birds. 

UPDATE (October 2024): Our work was recently featured in the Democrat & Chronicle and the Campus Times.

Red-tailed hawk perched on the Rush Rhees Library weathervane (credit: J. Adam Fenster)