High Mortality at the Washington Monument
Overing R. 1938. High Mortality at the Washington Monument. The Auk. 55(4):679
A list of 24 species of birds found dead at the base of the Washington Monument on the night of September 12, 1937. 576 individuals were killed after striking the Monument between 10:30 PM and midnight that night. The average yearly mortality at the Monument since 1932 is reported as 328 individuals.