On December 9, the strongest cold front of the season blew through. That evening, workers posted at the reserve discovered ten-odd birds that had fallen to the ground. Although immediate action was taken to save the birds-workers kept them warm and fed them glucose-most died.
十二月九日，入冬後最強烈的寒流來襲，當晚棲息地駐守人員就發現十幾隻黑面琵鷺陸續倒地，雖經緊急搶救，給予保溫，並餵以葡萄糖營養劑，黑面琵鷺仍死傷慘重。