300 million lbs of fireworks and 2.7 billion dollars gone in a cloud of smoke.

  • @Feathercrown
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    35 months ago

    This is only likely in areas where large numbers of birds are nesting or roosting.

    From the first Google result I got, per “Dr. Kevin McGowan, senior course developer and instructor for The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Bird Academy”:

    In the end, Kevin emphasizes that fireworks most often serve as a nuisance to birds, not a danger. “Unless you have a situation where there you have a bunch of sensitive birds in one place, then it seems unlikely that it’s going to be much of a disturbance,” he says.