Curious about the birds who live on or migrate through U-M's campus?

Each fall and spring, the skies above the U.S. are home to immense seasonal movements of billions of birds. Unfortunately, building collisions are also a major threat to birds during this journey. To improve how the Ann Arbor campus protects birds, OCSI partners with the U-M Museum of Zoology to conduct seasonal bird collision inventories during migration. The Weiser Hall "catwalk" was identified as an issue during the 2025-2026 surveys. A new window mural designed by a student artist Suher Salim through an Arts Initiative sponsored contest will make this area more visible to birds, decreasing the chances of a window collision for avian migrants and year-round campus residents.

The event and pizza availability starts at 1:00PM, with formal remarks regarding U-M's overall bird-safety work and next steps at 1:30PM. Stick around for bird themed origami, button making, campus wildlife trivia, sign up to be a bird safety volunteer, and more!