Current Season Information

We are continuing the Window Strike Survey in Spring 2024! Our seasons are now extended to two months to better encompass both species groups that migrate through here vs previous seasons (Spring = mostly continental and Fall = mostly neotropical)

The main season will run from March 5th to May 5th!

We once again are asking for volunteers to help walk morning and evening routes on campus to monitor these bird strikes for vital data. No prior experience is necessary - anyone can walk a route! The shifts are run twice a day on both the North and South Quad (the morning route is 7-9 am and the afternoon route is 5-7 pm).

If you have any questions, please reach out to our email: birdstrikes.uiuc@gmail.com

Useful Links for the Current Season:

New Volunteer Info
Route Signup
Route and bird collection protocol
Please read protocol above if you intend to volunteer
North Route Map
South Route Map
Survey app

Make sure to walk with one of the project leaders before you walk alone! Please email Sarahj7@illinois.edu to set up a time!

Steps to submit a struck bird

Click the survey link and click “sign in with arcgis online”
Under “your arcgis organization’s url” type in “univofillinois” and hit continue
Sign in with your University of Illinois information
Hit the plus sign in the bottom right corner, and click “browse projects”
Click the UIUC bird strike survey, click “I found a bird,” and follow the instructions!