Glass City Bird Crew
Glass City Bird Crew is a bird collision monitoring program in Toledo, Ohio. This program is a partnership between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (stationed at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge), Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, and the Toledo Zoo.

Volunteers monitor predetermined route(s) in the downtown Toledo area to record data on dead and injured birds as a result of window strikes in this metropolitan area. This program helps to pinpoint where additional measures need to be taken to prevent bird and bat deaths and injuries. 

Follow this link to find out what you can do to prevent window collisions in your home or business!

For more information about Glass City Bird Crew please contact Jessica Duez or join our group!

Spring 2023 Collision Monitoring Stats

• Almost 200 birds found, about 45 different species 
• 66% were found dead
• 11 warbler species found. The first found was a Northern waterthrush (dead) on April 27th, and the last one found was mourning warbler (alive) on May 24th.

Non-bird finds:

• 9 live bats (1 is still in rehab, and I believe 7 were released, 1 flew off when we went to capture).
• 1 opossum that we later found out to be a mother. She had 5 babies. 3 died. The mother and remaining 2 babies are still in rehab. She was found with damage on her tail from frostbite and a slight pelvic fracture.

Total hours put in by all collection & transportation volunteers = 337.5 hours 

Stats from Nature's Nursery:

• About 50 live birds were brought to Nature's Nursery
• 33 were released​