Apparently the lights commemorating 9/11 actually disrupted the migratory path birds take over the city, causing thousands of birds to become “trapped” in the light beams. There are some beautiful shots of birds spiraling around the twin light beams halfway through this video (Via: NPR)
And here is NPR’s story about the whole schebang:
I’m still out about disrupting migratory paths of birds, but that was really beautiful.