It’s lights out on Centennial Bridge to help migratory birds

Linda Cook
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It’s lights out on Centennial Bridge to help migratory birds

River Action will turn out the Centennial Bridge lights at 11 p.m. May 6-8 to protect birds migrating nocturnally as they pass through the Quad City region, a news release says. This operation will be conducted by Art-o-Lite/Crawford Company.

Migratory birds fly over a wetland in the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary at Morigaon in India’s Assam state on February 27, 2021. (Photo by BIJU BORO/AFP via Getty Images)
Migratory birds fly over a wetland in the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary at Morigaon in India’s Assam state on February 27, 2021. (Photo by BIJU BORO/AFP via Getty Images)

Also, River Action suggests that residents in the flyway turn off all non-essential lighting
from 11 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following morning. Bright lights attract and disorient nocturnally migrating birds, potentially causing fatal collisions with buildings or exposure to additional day time hazards.

It is estimated that as many as 28,000 birds will migrate Monday and Tuesday. The estimate is 16,000-28,000 birds on Wednesday.

Centennial Bridge (OurQuadCities.com)
Centennial Bridge (OurQuadCities.com)

For more information about this three-night migration forecast, visit here. For more information about the Centennial Bridge lights, contact kwine@riveraction.org or call 563-322-2969.

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