DuPage Birding Club

For our April Meeting, we welcome Annette Prince of the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors (CBCM).

CBCM is an all-volunteer bird conservation project that protects and recovers birds injured or killed in window collisions in downtown Chicago during spring and fall migratory seasons. Confusing lights and glass building design cause thousands of birds migrating along the lakefront to collide with downtown buildings. Volunteer teams spend the early morning hours to save the injured and document the fatalities that have occurred. CBCM is an advocate in conservation initiatives like Lights Out Chicago and bird-safe building initiatives, as well as providing educational programs to people throughout the Chicagoland area. Annette will share the work of CBCM and show how we can get involved and support the organization.

Annette Prince is the Director of CBCM and has been engaged in national and local conservation projects for over 35 years. She is involved with Chicago Bird Alliance (formerly Chicago Audubon Society), Bird-Friendly Chicago, and Bird Conservation Network. She has also diligently worked with the city of Chicago to implement bird-friendly building design policies for new and existing buildings. We hope that you can join us for this in-person only meeting on Thursday, April 11, at 7:00pm in Glen Ellyn! Note the meeting will be recorded and posted on the Education Channel but will not be broadcast via Zoom.