Nearly 3.8 million birds crossed through Maricopa County overnight, according to Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, who called it the peak of fall migration as birds head south for the winter. The eye-popping figure landed just as the city rolled out a new campaign aimed at making Phoenix safer for the birds passing overhead.
Gallego shared the number in a post on X, writing, “A stunning number of nearly 3.8 million birds crossed through Maricopa County last night—the peak of migration season as they fly south for the winter.” The mayor’s post, found at her account on X
, also announced that Phoenix had teamed up with Audubon Southwest this week to launch a new initiative called Bird-Friendly PHX…