Some people are mistaken, they think birds need feed to survive, but they don't. The main reason to feed birds is to enjoy them.

Individuals interested in donating can call The Bridge. We do still need food, paper products, money, cleaning supplies - if people could call and coordinate donations. People loved donating clothing to The Bridge - it was an avenue; if they could put their focus on collecting cleaning supplies - toilet paper, food etc. - these items are a priority.

Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.

The reason why there's a little frustration from our standpoint is I'm in Los Angeles every two weeks with people (who are) banging down the door to get here.

Together we learned a lot from this project. I have no reason to believe we can't do it in other locations.

The main reason this was a bad year was the spring storms. They arrived when the birds were laying eggs. They dumped sand on the beach and washed away nests. The protective fencing we put up was washed away and so were all the eggs.