[BCNnet] [BCNnet]Good news from Aon

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This is a great example of your outstanding work, Robbie, and you deserve a
big thank you from the entire birding community, and the birds!

Donald R. Dann
Highland Park/Lake County

-----Original Message-----
From: bcnnet-admin@ece.iit.edu [mailto:bcnnet-admin@ece.iit.edu]On Behalf Of
Robbie Hunsinger
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 9:16 AM
To: BCN
Subject: [BCNnet] [BCNnet]Good news from Aon

Dear BCN,
I thought you would like to hear some good news from the Loop.

We have had a consistent problem with bird collisions at the north side of
Aon (Amoco) tower in the upper plaza area. There are lots of shrubs and
trees and a very dangerous glass enclosed walkway in the middle of the
plaza. I contacted the managers of the building in the early  spring to see
if they could do something about the reflective glass.  They let us apply
decals this spring on particularly bad mornings which was great, but I
really wanted them to get some kind of permanent decal on the glass. They
actually have frosted/sandblasted glass decals on the inside of the walkway
and I was told that this was because people were running into it!

Anyway, after many phone calls, Mike Corbin has gotten the decals put on the
outside of the glass !  This is really good news for the birds. It isn’t
perfect, but the decals are at a good level I think (close to the reflecting
planter levels) so that at least some of the birds will be able to see the
glass now.

I will keep you posted on the success, and please cross your fingers once
migration starts up.

I think it is really great that a big organization like Aon and their
property managers are willing to change their plaza just to help birds!

Robbie Hunsinger
Coordinator, Chicago Bird Collision Monitors
http://www.birdmonitors.net

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10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
bcnnet-admin@ece.iit.edu
[mailto:bcnnet-admin@ece.iit.edu]<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On =
Behalf Of
</span></b>Robbie Hunsinger<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, July 23, =
2003
9:16 AM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> BCN<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [BCNnet] =
[BCNnet]Good
news from Aon</span></font></p>

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Dear BCN, 
I thought you would like to hear some good news from the Loop. 
 
We have had a consistent problem with bird collisions at the north side =
of Aon
(Amoco) tower in the upper plaza area. There are lots of shrubs and =
trees and a
very dangerous glass enclosed walkway in the middle of the plaza. I =
contacted
the managers of the building in the early &nbsp;spring to see if they =
could do
something about the reflective glass. &nbsp;They let us apply decals =
this
spring on particularly bad mornings which was great, but I really wanted =
them
to get some kind of permanent decal on the glass. They actually have
frosted/sandblasted glass decals on the inside of the walkway and I was =
told
that this was because people were running into it! 
 
Anyway, after many phone calls, Mike Corbin has gotten the decals put on =
the
outside of the glass ! &nbsp;This is really good news for the birds. It =
isn&#8217;t
perfect, but the decals are at a good level I think (close to the =
reflecting
planter levels) so that at least some of the birds will be able to see =
the
glass now. 
 
I will keep you posted on the success, and please cross your fingers =
once
migration starts up. 
 
I think it is really great that a big organization like Aon and their =
property
managers are willing to change their plaza just to help birds! 
 
 
 
Robbie Hunsinger 
Coordinator, Chicago Bird Collision Monitors 
http://www.birdmonitors.net<o:p></o:p><=
/p>

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