Park board receives update on bird research, conservation in Metroparks

Migratory bird research and conservation headlined the Metroparks Toledo commissioners’ February 28 meeting. Jay Wright, director of conservation science, said there has been a reduction of 2.9 billion birds since 1970, 2.5 billion of which are migratory birds. He gave Baltimore Orioles as one example, noting that two in five have been lost in the past 54 years. “Two of the biggest threats to…