(Madeleine Hordinski / Los Angeles Times)The birds built a noisy new home atop two 180-foot-long boats piled high with rocks. Just after July 4, dozens of dead baby terns washed up on the Long Beach shore. (Madeleine Hordinski / Los Angeles Times)Since then, International Bird Rescue, a conservation group, has rescued 325 baby elegant terns — and collected more than 100 baby carcasses. (Madeleine Hordinski / Los Angeles Times)A patchwork of agencies, conservation groups and local volunteers has emerged to conduct emergency rescues of the baby birds. (Madeleine Hordinski / Los Angeles Times)AdvertisementJD Bergeron stands inside the Los Angeles Oiled Bird Care facility on July 16.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 16, 2021 21:22 UTC