MINNEAPOLIS — The debate has gone on for years. Should the glass on U.S. Bank Stadium be made less reflective in order to prevent more birds from colliding with the building?
Conservationists are renewing their call for the glass to be made less reflective and less transparent after a study out this month showed the impact the stadium is having on the bird population.
The study was done over two years during migration periods. It surveyed 21 buildings in downtown Minneapolis and found U.S. Bank Stadium had the third highest number of bird collisions at 229. Many of those birds died.
The study estimates that 111 birds die every year after colliding with the stadium.
Friday, the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority will meet to discuss the study for the first time. It could be the first indication of whether or not the MFSA or Vikings plan to make any changes.