Chicago Collisions Coalition

A stunned Black-throated Green Warbler following a window collision (Credit: Kaitlyn Parkins)

Action 1: Send a letter

Alders Maria Hadden, Brian Hopkins, Ruth Cruz, Daniel La Spata, Byron Sigcho-Lopez, and Timmy Knudsen are currently interested in a bird-friendly building ordinance but we need more support from the council. If you live or work in Chicago, please use the form linked below to ask your elected official to co-sponsor a new mandatory bird-friendly building ordinance.

Action 2: Speak With your alderperson

If you live and/or work in the City of Chicago, you can directly advocate for this ordinance in a couple of ways:

Call Your Alderperson: You can find their number here. If you want some tips on what you might say, click on “Send a Letter Now” above for some ideas.

Visit Your Alderperson: Bird Friendly Chicago is organizing people who would like to advocate for this ordinance in person. They are offering education, training, meeting coordination, and everything else you need to know to have a successful meeting. If you are interested, fill out the form below – you can also use it to sign up to help them with their campaign!

about The Coalition

The Chicago Collisions Coalition is a group of organizations that has come together to support Bird Friendly Chicago’s long-time effort to see a mandatory bird-friendly building ordinance in the City of Chicago. The Coalition encourages those who live and work in Chicago to ask the Chicago City Council to require that people build with birds in mind. If your organization can reach Chicago residents and would like to join the Coalition, please contact us.

The Coalition is made up of the following groups and organizations who have joined forces to help the public tell their elected officials that Chicago should be bird friendly: