ALL THOSE LIGHTS ARE FOR THE BIRDS.

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Each year about 100 million birds die from crashing into lighted windows. In response, folks in more than a dozen Chicago skyscrapers and lakefront buildings have turned off outdoor lights or closed window shades and drapes to reduce the toll on migratory birds. Their actions are estimated to have cut bird deaths in the city by 75 percent. Some 5 billion migratory birds (many endangered species) travel across the eastern half of the United States...