Lights Out, DFW! is asking for volunteers

What to Know

Peak spring bird migration is from April 19 through May 12.
Billions of birds migrate through Texas and are subject to light pollution.
The Dallas-Fort Worth area is the third most dangerous for bird migration.

The Lights Out initiative needs North Texans' help.

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Spring bird migration is underway, and many Texans are helping by turning off non-essential lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Now the initiative is looking for volunteers to help with collision monitoring efforts in Fort Worth and Dallas. Volunteers help save stunned or injured birds, gather valuable data for research, and promote a darker night sky in our community.

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"Every night between now and basically the end of October, maybe even a little past, the night sky is like a super highway of migratory birds," one expert says. NBC 5's Noelle Walker explains what Dallas is doing to help birds reach their destination.

Volunteers can sign up at tcatexas.org.

Spring migration happens from March 1 through June 15, and the peak migration period is April 19 through May 12.

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