OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- At least 16 baby birds were rescued Wednesday after a branch broke off an old ficus tree near the Oakland post office.
Snowy Egrets and Black-crowned Night-Herons, some just days old, tumbled to the ground.
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International Bird Rescue from Fairfield was called in to rescue the surviving birds.
Executive Director JD Bergeron said the rescue operation could last into Thursday night and Friday.
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The birds were transported to the rescue organization's center in Fairfield where they will remain until they are grown and ready for life on their own in the wild.