AP Spotlight Avian enthusiasts try to counter the deadly risk of Chicago high-rises for migrating birds ERIN HOOLEY and TERESA CRAWFORD Associated Press Oct 14, 2024 Oct 14, 2024 Updated Apr 16, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CHICAGO — With a neon-green net in hand, Annette Prince briskly walks a downtown Chicago plaza at dawn, looking left and right as she goes.kAmxEVD ?@E =@?8 367@C6 D96 DA@ED 2 E:?J J6==@H 3:C5 D:EE:?8 @? 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Nation & World Outside lights are deadly to birds, especially this time of year By JESSICA DAMIANO Associated Press
Cities are using sheep to graze in urban landscapes and people love it In Tennessee, they're called the Nashville Chew Crew — hundreds of sheep that spend months in the city's parks as wool-covered weed control dynamos.
