Over 300,000 birds migrated over El Dorado County overnight

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - As you slept last night, an estimated 314,900 birds crossed through El Dorado County. At its peak at 1 a.m. Sunday, 170,300 birds were in flight. Since migrating birds regularly fly up to 10,000 feet above the ground, we don't normally see them though the birds overnight were at an average of 3,900 feet.

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