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Wildlife rescuers are asking people to keep an eye out for distressed baby birds on downtown Vancouver streets, particularly near some of the city’s bridges.

On Saturday, a jogger found a pelagic cormorant on two wobbly feet on Granville Street near the bridge. On Monday, a second lethargic bird was found on the seawall near the Burrard Bridge. Both animals were turned into the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. for care.

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“This is the time of year cormorants are learning how to fly, but they’re not doing it very well yet, so they’re going to crash then they’re going to hang out on the ground for a while or wander onto roads,” said association spokesman Sam Smith.

Within city limits, cormorants, which are water fowl, are drawn to bridges. Many make their nests underneath the Granville Street and Burrard Street bridges where they have easy access to food and water.

Some birds injure themselves when they fall, but most injuries are from “human interference” when the birds are hit by people or cars, said Smith.