Helping 'fallen flyers': Northeast Ohio organizations help injured migrating birds

People from all over the world flock to Lake Erie’s shores to watch as millions of birds fly north to their summer breeding grounds.However, there are obstacles.

More than 20 million birds can move through Ohio a night during fall bird migration, say experts. Which peaks here from September through mid-October but lingers into November. “They don’t actually die from a broken neck they actually die from cranial swelling,” said Tim Jasinski, a wildlife rehabilitation specialist at the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center.

Jasinski says they get about 3,000 birds a year. The birds are brought in by Lights Out Clevelandvolunteers, who collect the fallen flyers in the early morning hours from downtown sidewalks. “On average, we get about 3,000 birds a year from downtown Cleveland, and about two-thirds of those are found dead,” said Jasinski. “About a third are alive that are collected, and we actually have a good success release rate. Every year is different, but it’s over 90% which is huge.”

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