In terms of making Cleveland a better place to live, Cleveland is on a major bird migratory path, called the Mississippi Flyway. I wonder if the city might consider turning the underutilized 450-acre Burke Lakefront Airport into a sanctuary for these birds. (Much of the airport lies on landfill and can’t be built on.)

The “bird tourism” this would create could be a major economic boost to the city, supplanting the loss of the Browns.

For example, in Alaska, in 2016, nearly 300,000 birdwatchers visited, spending $378 million and supporting approximately 4,000 jobs, birdwatchingdaily.com reported.

In California, nearly 5 million residents engage in birdwatching annually , with 2.3 million traveling specifically for it, generating $3.8 billion in economic impact, according to a 2020 No

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