World Bird Migration Day: Bird Crafting for a Safer Migration, 11 October | Event in Madison | AllEvents

World Bird Migration Day: Bird Crafting for a Safer Migration

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

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Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 04:00 pm

2 hours

Dane County Humane Society

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Date & Location

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm (CDT)

Dane County Humane Society

5132 Voges Rd, Madison, WI 53718-6941, United States

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About the event

World Bird Migration Day: Bird Crafting for a Safer Migration
Join us to celebrate World Bird Migration Day on Saturday, October 11 with a crafty, artsy, creative project that does a lot of good! Many birds are already migrating to their wintering grounds, and face many obstacles along the way. One is window collisions, which K*ll over 1 billion birds every year.

Registration is free but requested at https://swibirds.org/all-events/2025/10/11/bird-crafting-for-a-safer-migration


In this event, you will learn about incredible birds making epic journeys and what we can all do to reduce the threat of birds flying into our windows. You’ll hear about different types of window treatments are effective in preventing collisions, and how reducing light pollution plays a role.

Then, time to get crafty! Each attendee will receive at least one blank fabric bird body, which you can decorate to look like a species vulnerable to window collisions, or create your own make-believe bird. Local artist Karen Moore will lead participants through the bird crafting activity.

All completed birds will be sent to the artist Holly Greenberg, an artist who is creating an educational art exhibit called "Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene" representing the 10,000 dead birds found by Chicago Bird Collision Monitors in 2023 after the birds hit windows.

For every bird completed at the event Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance and SOS Save Our Songbirds will donate $5 to Dane County Humane Society’s Wildlife Center to help them care for injured birds. Did you know that in spring and fall, the DHCS Wildlife Center admits many birds that are severely injured after hitting windows? This work to rehabilitate injured birds and release them back into the wild is an important part of the bird conservation story!

This event is free and family friendly. Grab your friends or your kids and join us!

Photo by Holly Greenberg


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World Bird Migration Day: Bird Crafting for a Safer Migration, 11 October | Event in Madison | AllEvents
World Bird Migration Day: Bird Crafting for a Safer Migration
Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 04:00 pm