Embodied Traces: Multispecies Entanglement in Urban Spaces

Collisions with man-made structures such as buildings, vehicles, and energy infrastructure are a significant threat to bird populations. Throughout the U.S., groups of volunteers monitor bird-building collisions to better understand the environmental impact of collisions and to advocate for the use of bird-safe building materials. The first author participated in monitoring bird-building collisions in Atlanta during the spring and fall migration seasons of 2023. This pictorial is a reflection on the experience of producing this data based on interviews with volunteers and the experiences and photographs of the first author. We contribute a rich account of the experiential elements of data production and a discussion of more-than-human entanglements in urban spaces.