Mason Einhaus

Students push to see a drop in bird deaths on campus

Clara Brizendine, an environmental science major, walks through the cool air around campus every Monday and Tuesday to look for dead birds that have crashed into campus buildings. During her walks, she finds two to three lifeless birds in the bushes. She takes notes on what building they have flown into, the time she found them, and the type of bird. Brizendine, a junior at IUI, is an intern participating in the The Bird Window Strike Project with the Center of Earth and Environmental Science (CEES). A program whose mission statement explains that its goal is to grow leaders in environment growth and natural resources management.