Author of the article: Carl Hnatyshyn Publishing date: Feb 26, 2021  â¢Â March 1, 2021  â¢Â 6 minute read  â¢Â Western University PhD student Brendon Samuels spoke about the plight of birds colliding with windows during a presentation to Lambton Wildlife on Feb. 22. He's shown in downtown London in January 2019. Mike Hensen/Postmedia Network Photo by Mike Hensen /Mike Hensen/The London Free Pres Article content Roughly 25 million birds die every year in Canada after colliding with windows. Although the phenomenon is not new, the number of bird deaths has been rising as people continue to modify the landscape and build more dwellings with larger windows on territory that was once the domain of birds.