Bird enthusiasts urge you to turn your lights out to protect migrating birds

Around this time each year, North Carolina welcomes tens of thousands of avian visitors, from tiny songbirds like sparrows to bigger birds like Canadian geese. But many won’t survive the migration due to habitat encroachment – including tall buildings with lights and windows that pose obstacles to their flights.

Ava Mayo went on a bird-watching trip with the New Hope Bird Alliance to explore these challenges and the local initiatives addressing them.