MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There’s no denying that visually, U.S. Bank Stadium is a remarkable structure.
But that unique design, highlighted by walls of windows several stories tall, has a deadly side effect for birds.
“When the stadium came online, many people brought it up as a potential problem,” said Joanna Eckles, Curator of Birds at the University of Minnesota’s Raptor Center.
Eckles was part of a team of researchers who co-authored a study on what factors influence bird-building collisions in downtown Minneapolis. It found an estimated 111 birds die after colliding with U.