Birds rescued after tropical storms hit Northeast Florida

The founder of a Northeast Florida bird sanctuary said several injured birds were rescued after two tropical storms hit our area.

B.E.A.K.S founder Cindy Mosling spends her life saving birds.

She helped a dehydrated immature laughing gull early Thursday.

“He was underneath a car at CSX railroad for three days,  and he was just standing there no food no water,” said Mosling.

Mosling said they’ve taken in a handful of injured birds from when Hurricane Hermine and Tropical Storm Julia hit.

“I was out doing grounds keeping at 2 o'clock in the morning, and the winds were blowing. I was making sure everything was secure, and I look up and there's this owl staring right at me,” said Mosling.

The owl had an injured eye. She said during storms, birds can be easily thrown around.

“The biggest problems with birds is when flying, they run into things or crash into vehicles, usually contact with another object,” said Mosling.

During Hermine, Mosling said they gathered 200 birds at their sanctuary and loaded them into crates, just in case they needed to take them to a shelter.

Three systems are currently out in the Atlantic and Mosling said they would be ready to do the same if the storm was strong enough.

Next month, B.E.A.K.S celebrates 35 years. Learn more about the organization and donate on their Facebook page. 

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