Spring Bird Migration: Lights Out, How Asheville Can Save Our Feathered Friends

Every spring, a silent, massive, and truly spectacular journey takes place right above our heads. As dusk falls over the Blue Ridge Mountains, millions of birds take to the night skies over Western North Carolina, embarking on a remarkable northward migration to their breeding grounds.From March through May, waves of songbirds—including vibrant warblers, tanagers, and orioles—pass directly over the Asheville area. Incredibly, the vast majority of these species migrate at night, navigating by the